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The Senate has kicked off its fall work period staring at a possible government shutdown – and continued uncertainty as to when a farm bill can get to the floor.

Gevo and the USDA are working together to increase SAF production while accounting for carbon intensity.

Gevo Inc. has finalized and executed a notice of grant and agreement award with the USDA for a Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities grant of up to $30 million for Gevo’s Climate-Smart Farm-to-Flight Program.

Agriculture is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions, so the US is getting serious about reform. But some scientists say current efforts are misguided.

United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack visited St. Louis Tuesday on a nationwide tour touting the Biden administration’s $800 million investment in rural infrastructure and job creation. Missouri will receive more than $70 million from the USDA.

Fresh off the heels of a nearly $266 million renewable energy announcement from USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack is urging a hands-off approach by those outside the department looking to tweak the agency’s funding pools.

The United States has had 363 weather and climate disasters since 1980. That’s resulted in damages and costs of about $1 billion, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s

Sorghum is an 'underutilized' grain but could be a sustainable and nutritional addition to animal diets, whilst also benefiting grower economics through lower input costs than corn, according to Sorghum United.

The Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities funnels millions into agribusiness offsets while ignoring the science on the actual sources of agricultural…

History Colorado is happy to announced the 25 Centennial Farms & Ranches honorees for 2023.