Insights and Stories on U.S. Government

No immediate tariffs means more time to engage, prepare say ag, food leaders

Jan. 20, 2025 at 4:13 pm CST

No immediately-imposed tariffs means more time to engage with American officials on the importance of free trade and to prepare for future negotiations say agriculture industry groups say.

No day-one tariffs coming from Trump, but trade overhaul planned, official says

Jan. 20, 2025 at 1:26 pm CST

By Andrea Shalal David Lawder Steve Holland

US issues partial guidance on clean fuel subsidies, chafing ethanol makers

Jan. 10, 2025 at 4:25 pm CST

By Reuters

US funding bill includes plan to allow year-round sales of higher ethanol blend fuel

Dec. 18, 2024 at 10:12 am CST

By Jarrett Renshaw Reuters Stephanie Kelly

U.S. government not stockpiling bird flu vaccine

Dec. 12, 2024 at 11:55 am CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Biden administration will not finalize clean fuel tax credit guidance

Dec. 4, 2024 at 10:35 am CST

Biden administration officials will not finalize highly anticipated guidelines on new clean fuel production tax credits aimed at the airline and biofuel industries before they leave in January, three sources told Reuters, casting doubt on the future of a key piece of the U.S. president's climate agenda.

By Reuters

A tugboat passes shipping containers being unloaded and stacked on a pier at Port Newark, New Jersey, U.S., November 19, 2021.

Agriculture groups urge White House to avert U.S. East Coast port disruption

Sep. 25, 2024 at 1:24 pm CDT

Dozens of groups including the American Farm Bureau Federation, Renewable Fuels Association and American Chemistry Council said "the time has come for the U.S. government to intervene and ensure port operations do not stop" in order to prevent damage to U.S. agriculture and the economy.

By David Shepardson Jarrett Renshaw Reuters

US targets nitrous oxide in new phase of climate strategy

Jul. 23, 2024 at 10:18 am CDT

The Biden administration on Tuesday announced it would seek to curb U.S. emissions of powerful industrial greenhouse gases such as nitrous oxide as it enters a new phase in the national strategy to fight climate change under the Paris agreement.

By Reuters Valerie Volcovici

US to clarify enforcement of antitrust laws in meatpacking

Jun. 25, 2024 at 5:09 pm CDT

Livestock farmers in the U.S. would have a clearer path to bringing antitrust complaints against meatpacking companies for unfair business practices under a rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday.

By Leah Douglas Reuters

Close-up picture of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.

U.S. committee passes farm bill draft with little support from Democrats

May. 24, 2024 at 11:30 am CDT

The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee passed its version of a $1.5 trillion farm spending bill late Thursday night with few Democratic votes, prolonging a standoff between the parties over key nutrition, agriculture, and climate policies.