‘Be more pro-producer’: Zach Ducheneaux, head of USDA’s Farm Service Agency, said at a Chicago Federal Reserve Bank conference, “I think we’ve got to be more pro-producer” in operating the agency’s farm lending programs and offer friendlier terms. (FERN’s Ag Insider)
House vote on rail bill: After congressional leaders conferred with President Biden, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House would vote on Wednesday on legislation to avert a rail strike by imposing contract terms on labor unions. (FERN’s Ag Insider)
Year-round E15 legislation: Farm-state Sens. Deb Fischer and Amy Klobuchar unveiled a bill to allow year-round sale of E15 and other blends of ethanol higher than the traditional 10 percent, with the support of the oil industry, usually a biofuel foe. (Reuters)
Cargill buys Owensboro Grain: Grain processor and trader Cargill said it would acquire Owensboro Grain Co., a soybean processor, as part of its plan to modernize and increase its capacity in the North American oilseed market. (Cargill)