ANKENY, IOWA (May 8, 2020) — Iowa biodiesel producers and soybean growers commended Senators Joni Ernst and Charles "Chuck" Grassley on May 7 for leadership on a letter sent to President Trump, urging him to uphold the Renewable Fuel Standard and reject the requests for a waiver from five oil-state governors.

WASHINGTON DC (May 7, 2020) — US Secretary Sonny Perdue applauded the decision made by the District Court of Western Missouri on 6 May, which ruled that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has the primary jurisdiction over worker’s safety in meat processing plants across the country during the COVID-19 national emergency.

WASHINGTON DC (April 29, 2020) — The 2018 Farm Bill called for technological enhancements to improve the ability of the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to oversee imported organic products. The electronic organic import certificates envisioned in The Farm Bill will provide critical organic import-data and make it easier to monitor organic-imports.

SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND (April 28, 2020) — Larger-than-expected beginning stocks and more harvested acres have placed organic corn and wheat on a bearish trend over the 2019/20 market year, according to the new Mercaris Organic Commodity Outlook. Meanwhile, strong demand and lower imports have provided support to organic soybeans markets.