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CP, KCS Advocate for Waiver ‘Right’ CP, KCS Advocate for Waiver ‘Right’ Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) submitted a filing to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) asserting what they say is their “right” to have their merger reviewed under a waiver the STB granted to KCS in 2001. CP and KCS’s new filing was “made in response to objections to the application of th...

House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott, D-Ga., will be joined by a cross section of distinguished industry leaders for an April 23 webinar at 11 am ET to discuss “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Agriculture: Ideas for Improvement.” This is the first in a series of discussions sponsored by the Corn Refiners Association (CRA). Sara Wyant, editor and founder, Agri-Pulse Communications, will serve as moderator for the first webinar. Attendees will also hear from Jim Stutelberg, Cha...

wildpixel/iStock/GettyImagesPlus Dairy provisions on tariff rate quotas already causing concern as well as Mexico’s actions on GMOs and potatoes. In his first days of office, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack had what he termed a friendly and constructive call with Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau on March 2. The call is important as issues continue to arise on the implementation of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The two ag l...

William (Bill) H. Powell, 75 × William (Bill) H. Powell, age 75, passed away peacefully on February 4, 2021 due to complications from Covid-19. He was born Oct 20,1945 in Baltimore, Maryland, to Kathleen and Richard Powell. Bill was a top executive in the specialty chemicals industry until his retirement in 2006. He spent a major portion of his career with National Starch and Chemical Company in Bridgewater, New Jersey, managing a series of divisions as a corporate, group and executive...

Corn Refiners Release Economic Impact Study

Ag Briefs: Farm hires down in 2020 Wisconsin State Farmer WI Legislature to vote on $500 million tax cut The Wisconsin Legislature overwhelmingly approved a half-billion dollar tax cut for businesses that received loans to help them keep employees on the payroll during the pandemic, one of several measures related to the coronavirus that are slated for consideration. The bill cutting business taxes by $540 million by the middle of 2023 was up for a vote in both the Senate and Assembly. It will ...

New Study Reveals Powerful Economic Impact Of Corn Refining Industry News provided by Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study reveals the immense economic impact of the corn refining industry, featuring a $47 billion economic output in 2020, working to strengthen rural America while producing a wide variety of value-added products and materials. The report details the industrys contributions to the U.S. economy in terms of sales, jobs, salari...

This story first appeared on Civil Eats. When the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Agriculture (USDA), released new Dietary Guidelines for Americans on Dec. 29, 2020, they looked almost identical to the ones released five years earlier. There were new guidelines related to pregnancy, breastfeeding, and children under two, but to those whod been paying attention to the process, what stood out was what had not changed. Most glaringly, the guidelines failed to take...

Before leaving town, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer announced the appointment of 67 members to serve on seven agricultural trade advisory committees.  A complete list of committee members are available at fas.usda.gov/atacs and includes a who’s who of influential voices from commodity groups to agribusinesses. The Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee is comprised of senior representatives from across the U.S. agricultural communit...