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2024.06.20
EPA tailpipe rule faces new lawsuit
“America’s ethanol producers and farmers would be severely injured if EPA’s regulation were allowed to stand,” said the RFA.
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2024.06.19
GBEP Bioenergy Week: FAO stresses the need to ensure sustainability of bioenergy in achieving climate goals and SDGs
Participants in the event include over 100 stakeholders including country representatives, experts, industry leaders and researchers
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2024.06.18
Despite progress, farm bill passage growing more unlikely in 2024
Progressive Farmer’s Joshua Baethge reported this past Friday that odds remain quite low that a full farm bill will pass this year because lawmakers have completed only a very small percentage of the steps required for a farm bill to become law.
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2024.06.17
Parties target protesting farmers in election pitch
Politicians from all sides are making a pitch for votes from the farming community in the wake of recent protests in Wales.
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2024.06.17
H5N1 virus was spread by cattle, people, and shared equipment
Two USDA reports pointed to multiple pathways for spread of the disease among cattle, people, and equipment.
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2024.06.14
FAO foresees a stable outlook for most food commodity markets in 2024/25
Food Outlook report expects relative calm in main foodstuff and fertilizer markets, while food import bills could go up
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2024.06.13
New hydroponic garden paves the way for experimentation on better resource management in soil-less agriculture
FAO Director-General and the Rector of La Sapienza University of Rome strengthen their partnership and unveil an innovative and sustainable hydroponic garden
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2024.06.12
Corn condition declines slightly week-over-week
USDA released its 11th Crop Progress Report of the 2024 growing season on June 10. Here’s a look at the most recent corn, soy, wheat, and oat numbers.
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2024.06.11
Korean city Ulsan and intergovernmental organization CABI receive FAO Partnership Award
The award recognizes the efforts of noteworthy and effective partnerships that contribute to achieving sustainable development
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2024.06.07
Bird flu infects dairy herd in Iowa, 10th state to be hit
A dairy herd in northwestern Iowa is infected with the H5N1 avian flu virus, said state agriculture secretary Mike Naig on Wednesday.