Tag: Jerry Moran
Fertilizer Tariffs Questioned, Congress Calls for Rollbacks – DTN Mar 18, 2022
With fertilizer prices and supplies raising global worries, more than 80 members of Congress have joined in a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the International Trade Commission to eliminate duties on […]
Biofuels: Senators Want RFS Meeting With Biden – DTN Oct 28, 2021
With silence coming from the Biden administration for more than a month on the Renewable Fuel Standard, a group of U.S. Republican senators asked the administration for a meeting at […]
Biofuels: Biden Admin to Delay Late RFS Proposals – DTN Jul 22, 2021
The Biden administration reportedly will delay the release of already late Renewable Fuel Standard volume proposals because of political concerns, according to a Reuters report citing two unnamed sources. The […]
Eyeing USDA’s Budget Request – DTN Jun 18, 2021
Questions about the meat industry dominated a Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee hearing Tuesday at which Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack appeared in person to discuss the Biden administration’s budget request for […]
Coronavirus: Lawmakers Decry Ag Aid Cap – DTN Apr 27, 2020
Bipartisan coalitions of senators and House members wrote to President Donald Trump on Thursday that the Agriculture Department’s payment limits on the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) will limit its […]
Trade Aid – USDA Wants to “Avoid Skewing Planting Decisions” – DTN May 22, 2019
USDA on Tuesday said its new round of trade aid “is being designed to avoid skewing planting decisions” after soybean prices fell following a Bloomberg report with details on the […]
Missouri River Flood Debate: Army Corps of Eng., Levee Repairs, Cost Benefit Ratio – DTN Apr 18, 2019
Congress appropriating funds for Midwest levee repair doesn’t necessarily mean that’s where the money would go if the Army Corps of Engineers and the White House use cost-benefit analysis to […]
Texas Ag Trade: Uncertainty, Low Commodity Prices Weigh on Outlook Mar 21, 2019
It’s not as dire as the farm crisis seen in the 1980s, but ongoing trade uncertainty coupled with low commodity prices and rising interest rates has created challenging times for […]
Texas Ag Forum, Austin, March 18 Mar 5, 2019
An overview of the new farm bill along with price and trade outlook on a variety of agricultural commodities will be featured at the Texas Ag Forum scheduled March 18 […]