Yesterday in Washington, D.C., the U.S. ethanol industry – including leaders from the Renewable Fuels Association, U.S. Grains Council (USGC) and Growth Energy – signed a quadripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Petrolimex, the largest petroleum distributor in Viet Nam, recognizing the economic, environmental, human health and energy security benefits of increasing the use of fuel ethanol in transportation fuel mixes.

Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA continues to project large soybean and corn crops.

For the fourth time in the past decade, the Environmental Protection Agency will write a new rule for regulating waters of the United States, one that EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said will closely align with a Supreme Court decision and alleviate regulatory risks for farmers.

The USDA is expected to roll out the first round of Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) funds starting next week.

National Farmers Union (NFU) on Tuesday concluded the 123rd Anniversary Convention in Oklahoma City after the assembled delegates voted to finalize NFU’s 2025 policy priorities.

Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, offered the Trump administration a list of foreign trade barriers that should be targeted for elimination by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR).

The European Union on Wednesday imposed retaliatory tariffs on $28 billion in U.S. products, including the few major agricultural goods -- notably soybeans and almonds.

The chairman of the U.S. House Ag Committee says he’s optimistic a new farm bill will get across the finish line this year.

U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) led 8 colleagues in introducing the Securing American Agriculture Act.

Corn grower leaders joined Rep. Adrian Smith (R-Neb.) and Congressional biofuels leaders at a press conference on Capitol Hill today to push for passage of legislation that would extend consumer access to fuels with 15% ethanol blends, known as E15 and Unleaded 88.

Exports of U.S. beef trended higher than a year ago in January, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Pork exports were slightly below last January’s large totals, despite another outstanding performance in Mexico and Central America.

Tuesday, March 11, USDA will release the March edition of the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report.

Beef producers are closer to a settlement in an antitrust class action case with one of the four major meat packers.

More than 300 organizations have sent a letter to health, agriculture and environmental leaders in D.C. calling for sound science and data to be used by the Make America Healthy Again Commission in upcoming evaluations for products essential to food and agriculture.

The first published scientific paper on a Rumin8 animal trial conducted by a leading academic institution has found that Rumin8’s investigational veterinary product reduced total methane emissions in cattle by 95.2%, with no significant impact on animal production parameters or the rumen environment.

The Renewable Fuels Association today congratulated member company Elite Octane, based in Atlantic, Iowa, for reaching the milestone of producing its billionth gallon of ethanol.

The president of the Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association says a recent trip to Capitol Hill doesn’t leave him optimistic for a 2025 farm bill.

The Canadian government has opened a dumping investigation into renewable diesel imports from the U.S., after the only Canadian producer in existence filed an official complaint at the end of 2024.

National Farmers Union announced the launch of the Farmers Capital Fund, a $25 million investment initiative dedicated to supporting early- and growth-stage companies that accelerate agricultural productivity while advancing the economic success of family farmers and ranchers.

The Department of Energy has changed the name of Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Synthetic Aviation Fuel on its website.

It was a big week for farm country as President Donald Trump enacted, then delayed, tariffs on Mexico and Canada. We spoke with farm group leaders at Commodity Classic in Denver about their top priorities in 2025, including tariffs, the state of the farm economy and renewable fuels.

The Trump administration lowered tariffs on imported potash from 25% to 10% on Thursday and declared a victory for farmers in the process.

President Trump says he’ll pause tariffs on imports of Mexican goods that fall under the U.S.-Mexico Canada agreement.

The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) helped introduce legislation to protect the rice industry against dumping of cheap produce into U.S. markets from India and China.

A letter signed by nearly 9,000 corn growers and advocates from 47 states was sent to House and Senate leadership today calling for action to remove an obsolete federal policy that prevents the sale of fuel with 15% ethanol blends, often referred to as E15, during the summer months.

Governor Larry Rhoden recently signed HB 1052, which protects the property rights of South Dakota landowners by prohibiting eminent domain for a pipeline that carries carbon oxide.

Nearly 5,700 USDA employees who were fired over the past month must get their jobs back -- at least temporarily -- after a federal employment board ruled their terminations were unlawful.

In a YouTube video published Tuesday, ranch group R-CALF USA explains its strong support for the 25% tariffs President Trump imposed today on imports from Canada and Mexico. But the group goes even further to request similar tariffs on beef imports from Australia, New Zealand and South America, and it wants tariffs and tariff rate quotas on mutton and lamb meat imported from Australia and New Zealand.