SIOUX FALLS — The year-round sale of higher ethanol-blended gasoline, called E15, does not have enough votes in the U.S. Senate unless it comes with compromises for small oil refineries, said Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota. Ethanol is a gasoline additive made primarily from corn, and a lower E10 blend is already available year-round. […]
The perennial debate over daylight saving time in the U.S. is coming around again, but for one New Hampshire state representative, it’s never gone away. In fact, the matter has haunted Rep. Timothy Horrigan, a Durham Democrat, since the moment of his birth, on Oct. 3 — or was it Oct. 4? — 1956. At […]
Last month, the president of the state’s largest farm organization resigned. Members believe fresh leadership could help infuse energy into the organization.
Lawmakers must stop pretending this Farm Bill works. As Charles Givens once said, “Doing more of what doesn’t work won’t make it work any better.” The U.S. Senate has released its version of the Farm Bill and lawmakers are already calling it “a strong safety net” and “support for producers.” But out here in rural […]
South Dakota’s congressional delegation is hopeful that year-round, nationwide approval of E15 — a gasoline blend with 15% ethanol — will clear Congress this year, bolstered by its inclusion in the latest Senate version of the farm bill. Ethanol is a fuel additive made primarily from corn, and a lower E10 blend is already available […]
A former leader of Indiana's State Department of Agriculture says lawmakers should scrap Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith's role as agriculture secretary and elevate Director Don Lamb to the cabinet instead.
(The Center Square) - The Washington State Department of Health has confirmed that it failed to ensure an activist group was not misusing the agency’s official logo after it received nearly $500,000 in a Climate Commitment Act grant to produce videos and other promotional materials critical of Yakima farmers.
It’s not hard to find data that points to a farm crisis in our state. Arkansas not only lost 166,000 acres of farmland in five years, but also led the country in farm bankruptcies in 2025. There’s no shortage of reasons why this is happening: land prices have soared, land is lost to development, older […]
