The EPA has finalized its Renewable Fuel Standard "Set 2" rule, setting 2026 and 2027 blending targets at the highest levels in the program's history and boosting demand for U.S. crop-based biofuels. The rule holds the conventional ethanol target steady at 15 billion-gallon ethanol

A new federal portal now lets U.S. importers request refunds of duties paid under emergency tariff authorities, a move that could ripple through agricultural supply chains. CAPE portal open for Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries, or CAPE, means businesses that ...

The National Chicken Council filed formal comments with the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service backing the agency's proposed 18-month delay to the Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems rule. 18-month delay proposed was the council's central demand as AMS...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a draft Fungicide Strategy and invited public comment on measures intended to reduce harm to federally listed wildlife and plants. The agency says the draft recommends practical, science-based protections for more than 1,000 species

Few agricultural products are as tied to a place as crawfish are to Louisiana, but the industry faces a sharply deteriorating economic picture in 2026 as multiple pressures converge. Farmgate prices for live crawfish remain near levels used in current planning budgets while input bills have risen...