Joe Biden

On Friday, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order, which he said will promote competition in the United States. How might that order benefit the Ag sector? “The Executive Order essentially directs the Department of Agriculture to take some steps, which we are prepared to take.  One ...

At the start of every hurricane season, which runs June 1st to the end of November, the President receives a briefing of what to expect and what precautions should be taken. "And when I received that briefing this year I asked for a second briefing that does the same thing, but now we're doing it about wildfire season ...

Prospects for U.S./UK trade talks may have gotten a boost at the recent G-7 summit in England, but Dave Salmonsen with the American Farm Bureau Federation suggests there’s a long road ahead to advance a deal. Salmonsen said the important thing is that President Biden and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson had a chance to talk face-to-face, not just on bilateral issues, but all those impacting a poss

Infrastructure is vital to the American Ag industry for a variety of reasons. President Joe Biden has proposed spending more than $2 trillion to revitalize America’s transportation infrastructure, water systems as well as expand broadband access in rural America. Sec ...

The White House this week announced a new national vaccine administration goal of 70% of all Americans by July 4th, and President Biden is also taking additional steps to get vaccines to rural communities. The administration is sending new vaccine allocations to rural communities, along with granting $100 million in funding to rural health clinics ...

Senate Republicans are pressing for an ‘infrastructure-only’ bill in a bid to vastly downsize the president’s more than $2 trillion package that they say goes beyond traditional infrastructure. Republicans said President Biden could score a ‘win,’ if his infrastructure, plan included just roads, bridges, waterways, ports and broadband, funded with user fees. “We’re going to have to c ... Read Mor

President Biden says his infrastructure plan will focus on repairing, replacing, upgrading the country's roads, bridges, ports, airports, and waterways. "It makes it easier and more efficient to move good, and to make us more competitive around the world ...

Following President Biden’s announcement last week of a nationwide infrastructure package, Growth Energy says the plan overlooks the need to expand low carbon biofuels, like ethanol. The American Jobs Plan seeks to improve highways, bridges, ports, airports and transit systems. The plan ...

Last week, President Biden unveiled his $2 trillion dollar American Jobs Plan. "I'll begin with the heart of the plan. It modernizes transportation infrastructure; our roads, our bridges, our airports..." Speaking in Pittsburgh last week, Biden also addressed another issue that is important for rural America ...

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers applauds legislation that would create the Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy. A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced the bill this week, called the Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy Act, creating the position in the Executive Office of the President ...