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Sec. Vilsack Bids Farewell with Climate-Smart Agriculture Rule

Agwired

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack held his last official press conference of his tenure at USDA on Wednesday, announcing the publication of an interim rule on Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks. The action today is essentially what was missing from the 45Z guidance offered by U.S.

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Rail Canada Supply Chain Letter

NASDA

Agriculture is particularly exposed to rail stoppages due to robust fertilizer and other agricultural input trade and a sizable livestock industry that depends on rail for the timely delivery of feed grains, dried distillers grains, and further feed ingredients. Canola Association U.S.

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Opinion: Why the Farm Bill Isn’t Prioritizing the Right Things

Modern Farmer

Its foundation relies on resource-intensive commodity crop production, which needs the majority of fertile lands to feed animals kept in confined spaces. Fertile agricultural soils should be used to grow diverse, nutritious crops for humans. But a closer look at our food system reveals many challenges.

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Is the Sustainable Grain Market Worth It?

DTN

Investing in new market opportunities for grains — like the sustainable grain market — is no different. The market for sustainable ingredients is continually expanding due to an increasing number of food, pet food, and biofuel companies setting goals to reduce their environmental impacts. What makes grain sustainable?

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High interest rates, strong dollar take a toll on agriculture

Todays Farmer Magazine

A new report from CoBank dives deeper into this market as well as other commodities and rural industries. The challenge for agriculture and other rural industries that rely heavily on global markets is their export partners simply can’t afford to buy U.S. Rising production and fading interest have since cooled the market.

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FAPRI outlook shows downward shifts in farm income, commodity prices

Todays Farmer Magazine

The report also noted that lower prices for farm inputs, such as fertilizer, partially offset the drop in commodity prices but not enough to avoid declines in farmers’ net returns. FAPRI’s annual outlook provides projections for agricultural and biofuel markets and serves as a point of reference for food and farm policy.

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The Kelp Business is Booming. How Big is Too Big?

Modern Farmer

Now seen as a “future-proof” material, seaweed is a hardy, fast-growing protein source useful for everything from biofuel to petroleum-free plastic to consumer goods like utensils , soap , clothing , and of course, food. Given all that, the market, which stood at $15 billion two years ago, is projected to hit $24.92 billion in 2028.