NAFB News Service
USDA Actively Working on COVID-19 Aid
In a conference call with reporters on Wednesday, Secretary Sonny Perdue said USDA is working on a plan to allocate relief funds to farmers.
Perdue...
Ethanol Industry Employs Significant Amount of Veterans
A new study shows America's ethanol industry employs a significantly larger share of military veterans than any other segment of the energy industry.
According to...
EPA Taking More Time to Respond to SRE Ruling
The EPA is taking more time to reply to a federal court ruling against small refinery exemptions (SREs).
On Friday, the EPA filed an extension...
EPA Set to Back Down on Ethanol Waivers
The Environmental Protection Agency is backing down on its extensive use of blending exemptions for smaller oil refiners. A Reuters report says the decision...
CRP Signup Deadline Rapidly Approaching
The USDA is reminding producers interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) that the signup deadline is on February 28.
The signup is available to...
India Offers Concession on U.S. Farm Goods to Help Reach a...
India is attempting to reach a trade deal with the U.S. before President Donald Trump makes his first official visit to the country on...
Beijing Asks World To Keep the Trade Calm Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
The U.S. and several of the world’s major trading powers are dealing with uncertainty surrounding China.
In a report, Politico says the spread of the...
FCC Launches $20 Billion Rural Broadband Fund
On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a rural broadband funding initiative. The new Rural Digital Opportunity Fund will help finance the deployment...
USDA to Accept Applications for the Second Round of ReConnect Funding
Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says USDA will again accept rural broadband funding request this week.
USDA will accept applications for the second round...
Farm Lending Declines at the End of 2019
Farm lending activity dropped for a second consecutive quarter at commercial banks at the end of last year.
A reduction in non-real estate farm lending,...
