Ag Policy
GOP Heads to White House to Talk Beef
House Passes Funding Bill as Republicans Pressure Trump on Beef Imports
WASHINGTON (DTN) — The House passed a short-term funding bill on Tuesday, and some Republicans are now turning their attention to the White House, pressing...
USDA Moves to Overhaul Crop Reports
Turning to Technology, USDA Leaders Want Fewer Surprises in Acreage, Yield Estimates
BOONE, Iowa (DTN) — USDA is planning multiple changes to how statistical agencies collect and use data for crop reports, including greater use of satellite...
Ag Policy Blog
USDA Expedites Reorganization, Some Farmers on Board with Plan
WASHINGTON (DTN) — Nearly 2,600 U.S. Department of Agriculture employees and their unions are awaiting Tuesday’s preliminary injunction hearing, which could determine whether the Trump...
EPA Exempts 1.76B RIN Gallons in 2025
EPA Waives 1.76B Gallons From 2025 RFS, Pledges Full Reallocation in 2026, 2027
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday exempted 1.76 billion renewable identification number gallons from the 2025 Renewable Fuel Standard volumes...
Federal Judge Rejects H-2A Wage Changes
Trump Administration’s H-2A Farmworker Wage Rule Struck Down by Federal Judge
This article was originally published at 8:11 a.m. CDT on Thursday, Aug. 27. It was updated with additional information at 3:06 p.m. CDT on Thursday,...
Cattle Groups to Trump: Halt Beef Plan
Major Cattle, Farm Groups Press Trump to Reverse Course on Beef Imports
OMAHA (DTN) — The leadership of four major livestock and agricultural groups on Wednesday wrote President Donald Trump, urging him to “reverse course” on his...
Ethanol Blog
4 State AGs Warn EPA: Granting Biofuel Exemptions to Record-Profit Refiners Violates RFS Law
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) — A group of four state attorneys general raised concerns with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin that the agency is...
Canada Slaps New Tariffs on US Goods
US-Canada Trade Fight Escalates With New Canadian Tariffs on a Range of Products
OMAHA (DTN) — The Canadian government hit back on Tuesday, detailing new tariffs as high as 50% on hundreds of U.S. products, including dairy, fish...
Biofuels, Ag Fear RFS Exemption Surge
Biofuels Industry, Soybean Growers Alarmed by Reports of Surging RFS Exemptions
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) — Reports the Trump administration could be set to double the biofuels volume of small-refinery exemptions from the Renewable Fuel Standard have...
Retaliatory Duties Come After Labor Day
US Tariffs on Canada Take Effect; Retaliatory Duties Expected
WASHINGTON (DTN) — A week of United States-Canada trade negotiations ended without a deal Friday, sending 50% tariffs on Canadian goods into effect Saturday and...