U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 into law, allowing whole and 2% milk to return to America’s schools where it has been banned since 2012 under President Obama. “This is the first bill signing of the new year, and it will ensure that millions of school aged children have access …
USDA Secretary Addresses Key Issues at AFBF Convention
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins addressed the American Farm Bureau Federation convention for the first time Monday, hitting on key issues being discussed by the nation’s largest general farm organization this week. Rollins started with the bad news. “All of America is under threat when American agriculture is under threat. And there’s no doubt that right now, American agriculture, …
DWFI Podcast 49 – Irrigation as a Service: A New Paradigm
In our first episode of 2026, host Frances Hayes discusses a unique approach to supporting access to irrigation for smallholder farmers with Erin Anders, Senior Program Manager at the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute. Farmers of all sizes in all parts of the world need access to water, inputs and financing to grow food. Irrigation as a Service (IaaS) …
Seed Companies Can Now Purchase PowerPollen Pollination Technology Integrated on Oxbo Power Units Through Exclusive Partnership
Gives Corn Seed Companies New Control over Pollination Timing, Yield, and Risk Mitigation ahead of the 2026 Growing Season Ames, Iowa/Byron, New York – January 6, 2026 – PowerPollen® and Oxbo announced the first mechanized pollination solution for corn seed production, enabling seed companies to directly purchase, integrate, and scale the system ahead of the 2026 growing season. This exclusive …
Ethanol Report on 2025
2025 marked the 20th anniversary of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and showed just how far U.S. ethanol has come – and how much more it could accomplish for the world with just a little more freedom. Nationwide, year-round E15 spends another year in limbo, but California catches up with the rest of the country by unanimous passage of legislation …
Ethanol Report with RFA DC Associate
Ashley Viglione started work this past summer in the Renewable Fuels Association Washington DC office as Government Affairs Associate. It is her first job after graduating from Denison University in Ohio, but she is no stranger to RFA, having interned for them twice during college. In this episode of The Ethanol Report, we get to learn more about Ashley and …
DWFI Podcast 48 – A Decade of Daugherty Water for Food Leadership
In this special episode, host Frances Hayes sits down with Peter McCornick, Executive Director of the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute, as he concludes nearly a decade of leadership. This deep-dive conversation covers Peter’s distinguished career, from his early life on a farm in Scotland and pivotal international work in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, to what drew …
Trump Announces Bridge Payments for American Farmers
President Donald Trump, with Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-AR), Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE), Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), Representative Austin Scott (R-GA), and farmers from Arkansas, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Texas today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will make $12 billion available in …
DWFI Podcast 47 – Crafting Compelling Science Communication
In this episode, host Frances Hayes sits down with Crystal Powers, DWFI and Nebraska Water Center’s water and cropping systems extension educator, to discuss why the most revolutionary science can only drive change if it’s communicated effectively. Crystal and her colleague, Ann Briggs, at the Nebraska Water Center, created the “Beyond the Data” workshop, which aims to transform researchers and …
Ethanol Report on E15 Status
At this time last year, the ethanol industry was optimistic Congress would be passing a Continuing Resolution that included approval for nationwide, year-round E15, but no one thought California would ever allow sales of E15, despite being a huge seller of E85. This year, the industry is grateful to have legislative approval for E15 sales in California, while Congressional approval …
Rep. Miller-Meeks on Agri-Pulse Webinar
On her way to the Capitol Wednesday to vote on re-opening the federal government, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) spoke to Agri-Pulse during a webinar on “The Race for Renewable Fuels to Improve Rural Prosperity.” She addressed a number of renewable fuel related topics, including year-round E15, maritime biofuels, SAF, and RVOs, as well as the farm economy, high input costs, …
ZimmCast 753 – AdFarm 2025 AgIntel Index Report
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I’m Chuck Zimmerman. In this episode I’m going to share an interview with Matt Weeks, AgIntel Lead at AdFarm. We discuss the inaugural AgIntel Index Report. This will be a yearly report that dives into the trends and insights dominating the conversation in agriculture. This is information that matters to agri-marketers and ag leaders. …
Sen. Klobuchar Headlines Motorcade for Trade Last Stop
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) spoke out against the Trump administration’s tariff policy during the final stop of the Farmers for Free Trade Motorcade for Trade on the National Mall Tuesday. Klobuchar is looking forward to the Supreme Court ruling on the legality of President Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. “You have got a president that’s using …
2025 AgGateway Annual Meeting
AgGateway has been celebrating two decades of achievement this year, culminating in the 2025 Annual Meeting and Conference, November 3-5 at the Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach in Clearwater Beach, Florida. The meeting combines real working sessions on advanced initiatives, meet- ups and committee gatherings to discuss new and longer-term projects, and a host of conference sessions designed to create discussion …
Ethanol Report on the Trade Front
The United States is on track to export a record amount of fuel ethanol for the second year in a row in 2025, driven by growing international demand. That demand was evident at the recent Global Ethanol Summit, hosted by the U.S. Grains and Bioproducts Council and supported by the Renewable Fuels Association, which drew more than 450 international buyers …