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Soybean oil, food waste and leftover feedstocks and manure will be turned into bioproducts like asphalt and plastic, thanks to a USDA program aimed at increasing U.S. competition in global markets.

Proposed farmworker labor reforms from Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and others were left out of the omnibus spending package but farm groups are continuing to push for immigration reform.

Text of the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package was released early Tuesday morning. The Senate will vote first and intends to pass the measure before Thursday, leaving the House no time to demand changes.

The Fertilizer Institute applauded the passage of the legislation, which it dubbed an “integral” component of the fertilizer distribution system.

Fufeng USA is purchasing 370 acres in Grand Forks to build a $700 million project. A government review didn’t raise enough red flags to block the proposal, which has refueled the debate about foreign land ownership.

Many people ignore tires as long as they aren’t flat. Here are some facts to help tires stay round.

Matt Clark shares how Ceres Solutions is challenging itself and challenging growers to adopt technology to improve how they do business. And he talks about a unique “test plot” for technology.

Sudden density changes block root growth and water movement.

Members of the bloc agreed on how to create a tool that will force foreign companies to pay for the cost of their carbon emissions.