Climate change doesn’t change minds (Daily Yonder): Farmers view climate change, which they experience through such events as heavy rains and floods, as a challenge to their individual productive abilities rather than a reason to change their political beliefs, say university researchers.
USMCA agreement may be imminent, says Pelosi (CNBC): House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said negotiations with the White House over refinements to the new NAFTA “are moving positively,” adding that “I do believe that if we can get this to the place it needs to be, which is imminent, that this can be a template for future trade agreements.”
Challenge to RFS exemptions dismissed (DTN/Progressive Farmer): A U.S. appeals court dismissed one of several lawsuits challenging the EPA’s decisions to exempt some small refineries from the Renewable Fuel Standard because the plantiffs did not identify when the EPA changed its rules for waivers.
USDA delays interest on crop policies (USDA): The Risk Management Agency, which oversees the federal crop insurance program, said it will not charge interest on unpaid premiums until as late as Jan. 20, allowing growers time to complete their harvests and file any claims for losses due to bad weather.
Perdue to tour new ERS, NIFA home (USDA): Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and Missouri Gov. Mike Parson will tour the building in downtown Kansas City today that is the new home of the two research agencies Perdue moved to the city from Washington.