Oil and ethanol, frenemies?: The oil industry is seeking an alliance with a frequent foe, the ethanol industry, for a joint campaign against the Biden administration’s drive for electric vehicles. (Reuters)
Six die at poultry plant: Six workers died and a dozen other people were injured when a pipeline filled with liquid nitrogen ruptured at a poultry processing plant in Gainesville, Georgia, in the state’s northeast. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
U.S. leads in organic: Six of every 10 organic operations in the world are in the United States, and California has 5,062 of the 28,454 organic operations in the nation, according to an annual count. (Agricultural Marketing Service)
Earmark rural funds: Congress and the White House should allocate 25 percent of any upcoming infrastructure package for rural projects, from roads and bridges to broadband and healthcare, said the Farm Credit Council. (Farm Credit)