At the Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit on Thursday, E15 was the main topic of the day, though carbon pipelines also had their moment, along with the 45Z tax credit and the unrealized prospects of both maritime and sustainable aviation fuels.
The U.S. Trade Representative's Office released some details of the new trade framework reached with India. Despite having the world's largest population, India is only the 15th largest export market for U.S. agriculture. Still, U.S. agricultural exports to India are already growing.
In 1877 the Desert Land Act encouraged development of irrigation in arid lands. It offered land at 25 cents per acre if irrigated and cultivated for 3 years
When growing wheat, quantity and quality aren't mutually exclusive. The National Wheat Foundation recognized farmers doing both this week with its Top-Quality Awards.
For the second time in the past four seasons, Idaho wheat farmer Rylee Reynolds bested all entries in the National Wheat Yield Contest, earning the title of "Bin Buster" with an entry of irrigated soft white winter wheat that yielded 228.13 bushels per acre.
