Ag News Daily

January 24, 2025: Ag Policy News This Week and a Carbon Program Overview

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Synopsis

In this week’s episode, we cover key executive orders signed by President Trump earlier this week that are significant to agriculture and dive into the details of a carbon program. This week’s top ag news includes new data showing that 2024 was the warmest year on record in the United States. We also cover updates on agricultural policy, including tariffs, the reintroduction of the Farm to Fly Act and its potential impact on Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and 45Z tax credit opportunities. Additionally, we discuss what we learned from the USDA Secretary of Agriculture nominee Brooke Rollins after yesterday’s senate of ag committee hearing. Other notable headlines include an Iowa senator’s controversial proposal to purchase Minnesota land, a house bill in Indiana aimed at acquiring Illinois land, and good news about a young dairywoman known as #LoveForLexi, who received a life-saving heart transplant this week. In this week’s interview we hear about the Bayer Carbon Program from Ben Runge, who interviewed wit