1. President Biden signed legislation to block a rail strike
The rail labor agreement was signed the same week both the House and Senate voted for its approval.
During the signing at the White House, President Biden said, “We’ve spared the country this catastrophe. I know this was a tough vote for members of both parties. It was tough for me, but it was the right thing to do at the moment.”
Ag groups applauded the news.
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2. HPAI continued its warpath on the poultry industry
So far this year, 8 million turkeys have been lost to High Pathogenic Avian Influenza.
Those are part of the record-setting 50 million+ birds killed because of the outbreak. It is the deadliest, after passing the previous record set in 2015.
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3. EPA released Renewable Fuels Standards for 2023-2025
The Agency is proposing to set the 2023 standard requirements at 20.82 billion gallons with the 5.82 billion gallons of that coming from advanced biofuels and 15 billion gallons coming from fuels like ethanol.
For 2024, the Agency is proposing a total volume of 21.87 billion gallons with 6.62 billion coming from advanced biofuels and 15.25 billion coming from conventional renewable fuels.
For 2025, they propose a total volume of 22.68 billion gallons with 7.43 billion coming from advanced biofuels and 15.25 coming from conventional renewable fuel.
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4. Russian attacks destroyed grain elevator owners’ storage operations
Over the past 8 years, the company built grain storage and became one of the three largest traders in Eastern Ukraine.
Now, their facility was destroyed by fire, and now, they do not know the condition of the equipment that was left there.
After the occupation, there was nothing left of the profitable business.
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5. Rare white deer and white bald eagle were spotted
A rare white deer was recently spotted in West Seneca, New York.
The West Seneca Police Department called it a “majestic being” and said it could possibly be a “Seneca White Deer,” but appeared to be a “leucistic white-tailed deer.”
In Oklahoma, a leucistic bald eagle was spotted. Similar to the deer, its rare condition is not to be confused with albinism. It is a genetic condition that prevents pigments from reaching the feathers.
