Agriculture

Legislation that would fund Wisconsin’s dairy export program is awaiting the Governor’s signature.  Senate Bill 827 would allow the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to repurpose 880-thousand dollars in unused federal rural development funds to fully fund the state’s new Wisconsin Initiative for Agricultural Exports.   The bill authored by Senator Joan Ballweg and Representative Tony Kurtz had bipartisan support and is expected to get Governor Tony Evers’ […]

The ethanol industry is working to expand further into the renewable jet fuel market.  A panel of ethanol researchers and fuel producers told their colleagues and farmers the demand for sustainable aviation fuel or SAF is very high worldwide.  Tim Cesarek is the Executive Vice President for Gevo, a fuel and chemical producer. He says, “In the last three to five years, I’ve never seen a convergence of interest associated […]

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt says Missouri’s agriculture economy is positioned to thrive moving forward. While addressing the Missouri House of Representatives Wednesday, Blunt said the new infrastructure bill – and the recent transition of USDA employees to Missouri – has set the state up to be a leader in ag research and commerce. “Between those jobs in Kansas City, and the Danforth Plant Science Center, and Bayer and the University […]