Evening Edition | Wednesday, November 30, 2022

In tonight’s Evening Edition, read about Corteva’s latest acquisition, a new bill designed to expand E15 sales, and changes to crop insurance programs.

Corteva’s acquisition

Corteva has plans to acquire Huston-based biologicals company, Stoller Group.

“In combination with Corteva’s leading innovation organization, Stoller provides a platform for expanding and accelerating Corteva’s biologicals business to become one of the largest players in the rapidly expanding  biologicals market.” says Chuck Magro, chief executive officer at Corteva.

Read the details of the planned sale in the article linked below.

• READ MORE: Corteva to acquire Stoller Group

Bill introduced to expand E15 sales

U.S. senators from Nebraska and Minnesota introduced legislation on Tuesday that would expand nationwide sales of E15, a gasoline with a higher blend of ethanol, after gaining support for the bill from an oil industry trade group for the first time, Senator Deb Fischer from Nebraska told Reuters.

Learn more about the proposed legislation in the article linked below.

• READ MORE: U.S. senators introduce bill to expand E15 gasoline sales, with support from oil group

USDA changes crop insurance

USDA announced updates to the crop insurance programs for oats, rye, and silage sorghum today.

Farmers raising oats and rye are eligible for revenue protection beginning next crop year.

The Silage Sorghum Pilot Endorsement will be a permanent program starting in 2023.

Find out what this means for your farm in the article linked below.

• READ MORE: Oat and rye farmers eligible for revenue protection in 2023