Vilsack Talks Weather Woes + CFAP + Biofuels

Secretary Vilsack on fire, fuel and food, Hurricane Ida disaster aid and increased net farm income forecast.

U.S. Secretary spoke on the impacts of climate change in the agricultural industry, as well as prevention plans set forth by the Biden Administration, during Thursday's Farm Journal Farm Country Update.

A tornado — remnants of Hurricane Ida — touched down in Mullica Hills, New Jersey, devastating the state’s largest dairy farm, Wellacrest Farms. “You see this out West. You never think it’s going to be in your backyard,” says owner Marianne Eachus. “The devastation is just … everything is gone.”

StoneX raises crop forecasts, restaurant reservations have tumbled and USDA Secretary Vilsack promises aid for hog producers and biofuels.

Cleanup is underway after tornadoes and flooding hit the northeast on the tail end of Hurricane Ida.

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