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Tag: Bill Northey
RFS Changes: ‘No Deal’ in Washington Mar 1, 2018
No deal was struck between senators and the Trump administration Tuesday at a White House meeting centered on proposed changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard, but two Iowa Republican senators […]
USDA Undersec. Confirmed After Cruz Holdup – DTN Mar 1, 2018
Bill Northey was confirmed by voice vote in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday to be the next USDA undersecretary of agriculture for farm and foreign agricultural services, according to the […]
Ethanol Outlook: A Challenging Future – DTN Jan 30, 2018
Nothing is set in stone with federal policy and the ethanol industry, and the same is true for 2018. The industry will continue to face annual political fights and legal […]
Stand Off: Trump Wants Oil and RFS Industries to Come Together – DTN Jan 16, 2018
President Donald Trump’s administration and some members of Congress want oil and ethanol interests to just get along and work out their differences on the Renewable Fuel Standard. But the […]
RFS: Changes Needed to Address Market Speculation, says Perdue – DTN Dec 15, 2017
Leaders in the biofuels industry wrote President Donald Trump on Friday after learning Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, had floated a proposal to the White House that would essentially cap prices […]
Congress Returns to Work: Taxes and Ag Nominees – DTN Nov 28, 2017
Congress returns to Washington this week for what is scheduled to be a three-week session before the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, with an agenda filled with taxes and budget […]
Politics: BioFuel Scored Big; Now, Big Oil Makes a Push – DTN Oct 30, 2017
Following in the footsteps of the success of Midwest lawmakers last week who pressured President Donald Trump’s administration to reiterate its support for the Renewable Fuel Standard, a group of […]
Farm Progress Show Hot Topics: Stewardship, Water Quality, No-Till, Cover Crops – DTN Aug 31, 2016
Stewardship is playing a big role this year at the Farm Progress Show in Iowa as commodity groups and state officials championed conservation practices that translate into water-quality benefits. As […]
