Topic: Tom Buis
Today's crop estimates show the productive capacity of America's farmers. In an interview with AgWired, Steve McNich, CEO of Western Plains Energy based in Oakley, Kansas explained the important link between the agriculture and ethanol industries. The ethanol industry is ...
THE INFLUENCE GAME: Under threat, ethanol fuel industry fights to regain its footingIs corn-based ethanol fuel the wave of the future, creating domestic jobs and vital to the nation's energy supply? Or is it a taxpayer boondoggle responsible for higher food ...
Farm groups say labeling loophole could mean a disadvantage for ranchers who raise US meatFarm groups are protesting the Agriculture Department's use of a new food labeling law, saying it has loopholes that could confuse consumers about where their meat comes ...
Proposed Senate Farm Bill Would Allow State-Inspected Meat Plants to Expand MarketsSmall meat plants that operate under state inspection programs might soon be allowed to market their products across state lines for the first time.The provision, included Tuesday in the Senate ...