Ethanol Production Drops to a Five-Week Low
(NAFB) – Ethanol output during the week ending on July 16 dropped to the lowest level in five weeks while inventories climbed higher. The Energy Information Administration says production of the biofuel dropped to an average of
GOP Senators Step Up Attack on Ending Stepped-Up Basis
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NAFB) – Senate Republicans stepped up attacks on a plan to help fund new infrastructure by ending “stepped-up basis,” used by producers to reduce capital gains taxes at death. Republicans, on the same day they
NIFA Announces $7 Million in Ag Research Grants
(NAFB) – The USDA’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture announced more than $7 million in research grants to non-land-grant colleges and universities. “These grants aim to increase research, education, and outreach capacity at non-land-grant institutions to
Vilsack Defends Farmworker Changes
(NAFB) – Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack discussed proposed migrant farmworker programs during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The hearing was set to talk about an earned pathway to citizenship for migrant farmworkers. RollCall.com says several
SHIRLEY ANN (NORMAN) JOHNSON, AGE 89, OF WALCOTT, ND
Shirley Ann (Norman) Johnson, age 89 of Walcott, ND, passed away on Monday, July 12, 2021, at Sanford Hospice House in Fargo, ND. Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 25, from 5 pm to 7 pm,
White House Delaying Biofuel Mandates
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NAFB) – The White House is delaying the annual process that decides how much ethanol and other biofuels will get blended into the nation’s fuel supply each year. Two sources told Reuters that the administration
U.S. and China Trading at a Brisk Pace
(NAFB) – China and the U.S. are shipping goods back and forth at the quickest pace in years. Bloomberg says that’s making it look as if the tariff war and COVID-19 never interrupted the world’s largest bilateral
Friday, July 23rd Weather
TODAY: MOSTLY TO PARTLY CLOUDY, HOT AND HUMID. GOOD CHANCE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH: LOW 90S. HEAT INDEX: UPPER 90S. WIND: SOUTH TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 20 MPH