(ChiniMandi) The government is encouraging farmers to enhance maize production to boost ethanol output, the minister stated. “Government is encouraging farmers to diversify from water intensive crops like rice, sugarcane, etc. to more sustainable crops like maize for ethanol production. The “Roadmap
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by Phillip Basher (Agri-Pulse) The budget reconciliation bill that congressional Republicans want to pass this year to enact President Donald Trump’s policy priorities and extend expiring tax cuts is emerging as a possible vehicle to enact portions of a new farm
March 24, 2025 Read Full Article
Persistence, Dedication and Financing in the Energy and Molecule Transition
by Joanne Ivancic* (Advanced Biofuels USA) What is one of the best things about ABLC? The answer is heard repeatedly in hallway conversation with first-timers and veterans. It’s that this is a welcoming community of real, caring, dedicated people really doing
March 23, 2025 Read Full Article
Clean Fuels Commends USDA on Interim Rule for Climate Smart Ag
(Clean Fuels Alliance America/WCAZ Radio) Today, Clean Fuels Alliance America submitted comments supporting USDA on its Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks Interim Rule and incorporation of USDA FD-CIC. Clean Fuels recommends USDA incorporate intermediate oilseed crops
March 18, 2025 Read Full Article
Nebraska Farmers Consider Sorghum Amid High Corn Costs and Dry Conditions
by Steve White (Nebraska TV) As Nebraska farmers face high input costs and dry conditions, some are considering sorghum as a viable alternative to corn. Tracy Zink, a farmer from Indianola, is encouraging her peers to diversify their crops. "Especially going into some
March 17, 2025 Read Full Article
Green Credits Not a Hill to Die on for Supportive Republicans
by Kelsey Brugger (E&E Daily) More than 20 House Republicans say renewable energy subsidies should be protected. That may not be enough to save them. -- A bloc of House Republicans is doubling down on their public support for protecting renewable energy
March 12, 2025 Read Full Article
The East African Corn Belt: Feeding and Fueling Africa’s Future
by Gerard J. Ostheimer and Douglas L. Faulkner (Biofuels Digest) The East African Corn Belt runs from South Africa, north and east through Zambia, Tanzania and into Kenya and Ethiopia (see map). We believe that this area is poised to become
March 12, 2025 Read Full Article
USDA Public Comment Talking Points to Ensure a Productive 45Z Program
by Mitchell Hora (Continuum Ag) The 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit has the potential to drive more soil health practice adoption than even the Farm Bill—but only if implemented correctly. To ensure success, Continuum Ag recommends three key changes to the
March 11, 2025 Read Full Article
Ethanol-Producing Sugar Mills Contribute to Food Security, Reduce Petroleum Import Bill: Shah
(PTI news service/The Print) Union minister Amit Shah on Saturday said ethanol-producing cooperative sugar mills not only contribute to food security but also help reduce the country’s petroleum import bill. He was speaking after laying the foundation stone for the revival and
March 10, 2025 Read Full Article
Analysis-The End of Cheap Palm Oil? Output Stalls as Biodiesel Demand Surges
by Rajendra Jadhav, Bernadette Christina and Ashley Tang (Reuters) Palm oil production growth plummets to 1% from 7%; Indonesia boosts biodiesel consumption, curbs exports; Palm oil prices surge past soyoil amid tight supplies; Biofuel demand to drive up vegoil prices Prices of cooking oil could
March 10, 2025 Read Full Article
Low-Carbon Liquid Fuels of the Future Made In Australia
(Office of the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government) The Albanese Government is delivering $250 million to accelerate the pace of Australia’s growing domestic Low Carbon Liquid Fuels (LCLF) industry. This funding is part of the $1.7 billion Future
March 07, 2025 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Doug Durante and Doug Sombke
The creation of a 3mmbpd (E30) program to complement the existing SPR (Strategic Petroleum Reserve) and replace toxic, expensive BTEX as required by the Clean Air Act would benefit all parties: octane-strapped petroleum refiners; farmers desperate for a domestic market insulated
March 07, 2025 Read Full Article
Octane Can Save Agriculture—and Agriculture Can Save Octane: Averting A Farm Crisis with the Right Approach to Biofuels
by Doug Durante and Doug Sombke (Clean Fuels Development Coalition/South Dakota Farmers Union/Biofuels Digest) As usual there is a lot of angst in middle America these days with uncertainty over RFS volumes, small refinery waivers, bird flu, budget cuts, and looming
March 07, 2025 Read Full Article
Recommendation on Sustainable Aviation Fuels at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
(Brazil Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Brazil welcomed with great satisfaction the technical recommendation on sustainable aviation fuels made during the 13th triennial meeting of the Aviation Environmental Protection Committee (CAEP) of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The recommendation, which will be submitted
March 07, 2025 Read Full Article
What They Are Saying: Agricultural Stakeholders React to Trump's Tariffs
(U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture Democrats) Caleb Ragland, president, American Soybean Association: “Farmers are frustrated. Tariffs are not something to take lightly and ‘have fun’ with. Not only do they hit our family businesses squarely in the wallet, but they
March 06, 2025 Read Full Article
Clean Fuels, Trade Groups Applaud Bipartisan, Bicameral Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act
(Clean Fuels Alliance America) Today, Clean Fuels Alliance America and other groups representing agriculture and maritime fleets thanked Senate and House champions for introducing the bipartisan Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act. Sens. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) sponsored the
March 06, 2025 Read Full Article
United States Objects to “Sustainable” Aviation Fuels Recommendation at International Civil Aviation Organization Meeting
by Tammy Bruce (U.S. Department of State) The United States strongly objects to a recommendation on “sustainable” aviation fuels made during the 13th triennial meeting of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP). This recommendation to
March 05, 2025 Read Full Article
Not One Word about Biofuel, Renewable Fuel, Ethanol
by Joanne Ivancic* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Just a quick review of yesterday's speech to Congress by President Donald Trump reveals a lot about his priorities in what he didn't say. Not since President George W. Bush said "switch grass" in
March 05, 2025 Read Full Article
Brazil’s CNPE Creates Working Group to Diversify Feedstock, Include Family Farmers and Small Producers in Biofuel Production
(Brazil Ministry of Mines and Energy/Biobased Diesel Daily) Brazil’s National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) approved Feb. 18 the creation of a working group to expand the diversity of raw materials and strengthen the inclusion of family farmers and small producers in
March 04, 2025 Read Full Article
Sen. Jasinski: Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Will Create Jobs, Open New Markets for Minnesota Farmers
(Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus) Minnesota is poised to be a global leader in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production, and Senator John Jasinski (Faribault) is making sure the state seizes that opportunity with a bill (SF 1312) that offers a significant expansion of tax
March 04, 2025 Read Full Article
India Emerges as World's 3rd Largest Biofuel Producer: Hardeep Puri
(Economic Times Auto) In the global energy landscape, India stands strong as the third largest biofuel producer, driving the shift towards cleaner and renewable energy, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, said on Monday. READ MORE Related articles India Emerges As World's
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Ag Industry Can Benefit by Bringing More Certainty to Tax Policy and Credits, said RFA’s Geoff Cooper
by Currey McCullough (RFD TV) Renewable fuel groups are bending the ear of lawmakers, urging them to take action on IRA tax credits that expired at the end of last year. The RFA’s Geoff Cooper says it could be a while before the
March 04, 2025 Read Full Article
Trade War Escalates as China, Mexico, Canada Retaliate
by Lily Kuo, David J. Lynch and Amanda Coletta (Washington Post) China and Canada will impose their own tariffs on billions of dollars worth of U.S. goods, and Mexico plans to announce new levies soon, as Trump’s tariffs take effect. -- ... China
March 04, 2025 Read Full Article
IATA’s Walsh Expects Airlines to Re-Evaluate Net Zero Target
by Jens Flottau (Aviation Week) The airline industry will have to review its target of reaching net zero emissions by 2050, IATA Director General Willie Walsh said. “We are going to have to revisit it, we are not making as strong a progress
March 04, 2025 Read Full Article
Farmers Watch as Next-Generation Biofuels Chase Market Growth in 2025
by Clinton Griffiths (AgWeb) Steady investment in ‘green’ biofuels has promised new market demand for farmers and ethanol producers, but will that continue in 2025? -- Optimism remains high that growth in the biofuels industry will continue under the new Trump administration.
March 04, 2025 Read Full Article
NOPA to DOE: Sustainable Maritime Fuel Definition Must Include Biofuels
by Samantha Paul (Grain Journal) The National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) called on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to include oilseed-derived domestic biomass-based renewable fuels such as biodiesel and renewable diesel in any definition of Sustainable Maritime Fuel. “NOPA members’ oilseed
March 04, 2025 Read Full Article
Farmers Watch As Next-Generation Biofuels Chase Market Growth In 2025
by Clinton Griffiths (AgWeb) Steady investment in ‘green’ biofuels has promised new market demand for farmers and ethanol producers, but will that continue in 2025? -- Optimism remains high that growth in the biofuels industry will continue under the new Trump administration.
March 03, 2025 Read Full Article
Miller Reintroduces Farm to Fly Act
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, on Feb. 27 reintroduced the Farm to Fly Act, a bill that aims to accelerate the production and development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Companion legislation was reintroduced in the Senate during January. Previous versions
March 03, 2025 Read Full Article
Biofuel Updates, Insights: A Lot Has Changed in 25 Years
by Matt Reese (Ohio Country Journal) Some of the biggest changes in my time with Ohio’s Country Journal involved the biofuels industry. Since the rise of ethanol, largely enabled by efforts from Ohio corn growers, biofuels have gone from a promising new use
March 02, 2025 Read Full Article
The State of Advanced Biorefineries/The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Advanced Biorefineries
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)... This week, the complex and high-value world of advanced biorefineries where advanced technologies unlock high-value markets and/or low-cost inputs. We're joined this week by Aether Fuels VP Claudio Bertelli and SixRing CTO Markus Weissenberger — so,
March 01, 2025 Read Full Article
NASDA Adopts Pro-Biofuels Policy
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) members voted this week at their Winter Policy Conference to amend the organization’s biofuels policies to increase support for domestic and global demand for American produced biofuels. “NASDA recognizes the importance biofuels
February 27, 2025 Read Full Article
U.S. Ethanol and SAF Leaders React to Court Decision on EU SAF Regulations
(Renewable Fuels Association) Leaders of the U.S. ethanol and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry today expressed disappointment in Tuesday’s decision by the General Court of the European Union to dismiss a challenge against the ReFuelEU Aviation regulations brought by European biofuel producers.
February 27, 2025 Read Full Article
Ethanol Pioneers Get Back to Their Roots at #RFANEC
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) One of the most interesting panels at the 30th National Ethanol Conference was Back to the Beginning: Celebrating Our Roots where we heard from some of the pioneers who founded the modern-day ethanol industry. From Dave VanderGriend, who founded the
February 26, 2025 Read Full Article
Pressure Builds on USDA to Release Rural Energy Grants
by Marc Heller (Politico Pro E&E News: The Agriculture Department said it will make an announcement on rural energy funding "soon," after Democrats likened the holdup to stealing. -- A dustup over small rural energy projects is adding to the argument that
February 26, 2025 Read Full Article
Time to Act on Biofuels Fraud: EBB Proposes Ambitious Reform of RED Verification
(European Biodiesel Board) In its continued effort to tackle biofuels fraud, the European Biodiesel Board (EBB) has published an elaborate and ambitious proposal revising the rules on sustainable biofuels verification. The trade association, representing EU producers of HVO and FAME from
February 25, 2025 Read Full Article
Unlocking Ghana’s Biofuel Potential – The Case for Corn and Cassava Ethanol Production
by Iddrisu Awudu Kasoa, David King Boison and Sylvester Vuvor (MyJoyOnline) Ghana’s energy sector has long been heavily dependent on imported fossil fuels, a reliance that exposes the nation to the vagaries of global oil markets. More than 80% of Ghana’s
February 24, 2025 Read Full Article
From Data to Insights: Exploring FAOSTAT's Bioenergy Domain
(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) This webinar provides a live demonstration of the new bioenergy domain within FAOSTAT, the largest global knowledge product for agrifood systems. The new domain focused on bioenergy covers the production and consumption of
February 24, 2025 Read Full Article
Sorghum Farmer Highlights Trade Opportunities with Ag Secretary Rollins
by Brandon Peoples (Brownfield Ag News) A western Kansas farmer says sorghum can play a role in helping the Trump administration expand trade opportunities in countries like India. Amy France participated in a roundtable discussion with newly confirmed Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins earlier
February 24, 2025 Read Full Article
Homegrown Fuels Podcast with Todd Sneller
(Ethanol Producer Magazine) Homegrown Fuels Podcast Episode: 2. Special EPM Podcast Series hosted by Sue Retka Schill featuring Todd Sneller. Nebraska was the epicenter of the gasohol movement in the 1970s and ‘80s. Todd Sneller, former Nebraska Ethanol Board Administrator, talks
February 22, 2025 Read Full Article
“Biofuel Scheme-2025” to boost state’s economic prosperity, job creation: MP CM Yadav
(ANI/The News Mill) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said that the Biofuel Scheme-2025 will be a key feature at the Global Investors Summit (GIS) scheduled to be held in Bhopal on February 24-25, describing it as a revolutionary initiative for
February 22, 2025 Read Full Article
Feenstra: 'Replace EV Cuts With 45Z'
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) Cuts to Electric-Vehicle Subsidies Could Pave Way For 45Z Budget Funding -- As rural America awaits the fate of the 45Z Clean Fuels Production Tax credit, one member of Congress told the ethanol industry during the
February 21, 2025 Read Full Article
Greenfield Global, Alco Energy Canada, and Grain Farmers of Ontario Launch the Farms and Fuels Alliance (FFA) to Champion Canada’s Domestic Ethanol Sector
(Farms and Fuels Alliance/Business Wire) New Industry Coalition Unites Agricultural and Renewable Fuel Sectors to Strengthen Canadian Biofuel Production and Rural Prosperity -- Greenfield Global Inc. and Alco Energy Canada (formerly IGPC Ethanol Inc), two of Canada’s largest fuel ethanol producers, and Grain Farmers of Ontario,
February 20, 2025 Read Full Article
Demand Destruction 2.0 for Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel?
by Scott Irwin (farmdoc daily) Two recent farmdoc daily articles (February 5, 2025; February 12, 2025) examined the impact of small refinery exemptions (SREs) under the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) on the demand for ethanol and biomass-based diesel (BBD). The aggregate blend rate
February 20, 2025 Read Full Article
Where Is the Technical Solution for Overcoming the “Goldilocks Pricing” Problem for the Biofuel Industry?
by Bob Kozak* (Atlantic Biomass, LLC) In Part 1 of this 3-part series we discussed how “Goldilocks Oil Pricing” is causing major problems for the US fuel ethanol industry. In this Part 2 we’ll discuss why US R&D hasn’t been
February 20, 2025 Read Full Article
Cooper: Trump Policies Can Re-Ignite Ag
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) The Trump administration has an opportunity through biofuels and trade policy to avert a farm crisis, the head of the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) said during an address at the National Ethanol Conference in Nashville
February 19, 2025 Read Full Article
5 Takeaways in the EU’s Big Agriculture (and Food) Vision
by Bartosz Brzeziński and Alessandro Ford (Politico Pro) The European Commission published its long-term “vision” for the European Union’s agriculture and food policy on Wednesday, setting out ambitions for a sector that has been at the center of political protests, trade tensions and
February 19, 2025 Read Full Article
Premium Tallow, Lard Prices Increase, Aligning with Broader Fats Market Trends
by Sarah Schneider (Fastmarkets/Biobased Diesel Daily) Prices for premium-grade tallow increased Feb. 14, with 10 railcars of technical tallow trading at 56 cents per pound Chicago and 10 railcars of edible tallow at 57.5 cents per pound, closing the week on
February 18, 2025 Read Full Article
RFA Releases 2025 Ethanol Industry Outlook and Pocket Guide
(Renewable Fuels Association) The Renewable Fuels Association released its 2025 Ethanol Industry Outlook and Pocket Guide today as a kickoff to the 30th annual National Ethanol Conference, taking place this week in Nashville. The annual publications serve as the go-to source of ethanol industry information,
February 18, 2025 Read Full Article
Missouri Soybean Focused on Farmer Profitability
by Jared White (Brownfield Ag News) The new deputy executive director of the Missouri Soybean Association says the key to increasing farmer profitability is growing soybean demand. Casey Wasser says Missouri farmers are uniquely positioned to benefit from expanded use of biofuels. “If
February 17, 2025 Read Full Article
Battle of the Biofuels as Shipping Takes a Stand against Using Crops
by Charlie Bartlett (The Loadstar) The IMO’s Intersessional Working Group on Greenhouse Gases (ISWG-GHG 18) has become an ideological battleground, with shipping lines taking a stance against crop biofuels, one of few alternatives to fossil fuels available today. Activist group Transport
February 17, 2025 Read Full Article
Iowa Gas Stations Face 2026 Deadline to Offer E15
byTom Barton (The Gazette) So far, the state has spent $53.5M and private investors spent $260M -- Iowa gas stations face a looming deadline and substantial costs to install, replace or upgrade fuel storage tanks and dispensers needed to provide ethanol blends
February 17, 2025 Read Full Article
Council, National Corn Growers Association Host Corn Sustainability Strategy Meeting
(U.S. Grains Council) the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) and the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) jointly held the 1st Corn Sustainability Strategy Session to discuss the U.S. corn industry’s plans to leverage its sustainable practices and respond to market requirements across
February 15, 2025 Read Full Article
Year-round E15 Legislation Reintroduced into Congress
by Brandon Peoples (Brownfield Ag News) The push for year-round E15 continues. On Thursday, the bicameral, bipartisan Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025 was reintroduced into the 119th Congress. If passed, the bill would remove seasonal restrictions from those
February 14, 2025 Read Full Article
Ferrie: Some Practical Thoughts on How to Be Ready for ‘45Z’ Public Comments DEADLINE April 10, 2025
by Rhonda Brooks (AgWeb) Farmers will need to be able to show farm records, receipts, delivery tickets, and any as-applied maps. Geo-stamp photos will also be required to prove the use of no-till and cover crops. -- The Clean Fuel Production Credit,
February 13, 2025 Read Full Article
Farmers on the Hook for Millions after Trump Freezes USDA Funds
by Daniel Wu, Gaya Gupta and Anumita Kaur (Washington Post) Farmers report missing millions of dollars of funding they were promised by the U.S. Agriculture Department, despite promises from the Trump administration that a federal funding freeze would not apply
February 10, 2025 Read Full Article
Lawmakers Press Zeldin on RFS Volumes 28 Members of Congress Call on EPA's Zeldin to Get RFS Back on Track
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) As the Trump administration continues to reshape federal agencies, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a bipartisan group of 28 federal lawmakers is pressing new EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to get the Renewable Fuel Standard
February 07, 2025 Read Full Article
Biofuels Groups Weigh Trump Effects: Biofuels Policy Questions Left Open at Beginning of Second Trump Administration
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) As the Trump administration appears to be moving at light speed to implement its agenda, biofuels industry officials said on Tuesday they still are trying to get a read on how a U.S. Environmental Protection
February 06, 2025 Read Full Article
Ethanol Demand Destruction 2.0?
by Scott Irwin (farmdoc daily) In a farmdoc daily article last week (January 29, 2025), we examined a range of alternative scenarios for setting the 2026 mandates under the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). In two of the scenarios, the conventional mandate was
February 06, 2025 Read Full Article
‘No More Iowa Nice’: Biofuels Leaders Push for Year-Round E15
by Cami Koons (Iowa Capital Dispatch) Monte Shaw, executive director of Iowa Renewable Fuels Association urged industry leaders and farmers at the association’s summit Tuesday to pursue expanding markets and to be wary of “looking in the rearview mirror.” Leaders in ethanol,
February 05, 2025 Read Full Article
What Happens if the US Doesn’t Lead on SAF? ‘Other Countries Will,’ Experts Warn
by Jon Adamy (Farm News Media/ Michigan Farm News) According to a 2023 report, emission levels from the production, dissemination, transportation, and combustion of sustainable jet fuels are roughly 75% lower than those from fossil jet fuels. -- Farm and fuel groups agree:
February 05, 2025 Read Full Article
Farm Futures: Biofuels Face Uncertainty after Record Year
by Bruce Blythe (Farm Progress) Ethanol exports hit new highs and soy oil use for biofuels reached record levels in 2024. Farmers now eye red flags amid changing demand patterns and policy uncertainty. --- After a blockbuster 2024 for U.S. biofuels, the
February 05, 2025 Read Full Article
Farmers Left in Dark as USDA Withholds Climate Project Payments
by Philip Brasher and Noah Wicks (Agri-Pulse) The incoming Trump administration has stopped payments to at least one major climate-smart commodities project, raising questions about whether farmers across the country will be reimbursed for practices they implemented under the $3 billion
February 04, 2025 Read Full Article
Transformative Moments: Biofuels Policy and Trade Are Global Gamechangers
by Marcy Eckelkamp (AgWeb) When Susan Stroud talks with farmers, she focuses on a readiness for change. “We need to embrace it instead of be so resistant because we’re constantly seeing changes we go through,” she says. In her regular commentary for
February 03, 2025 Read Full Article
Increasing Demand for Ethanol: Ships, Planes, Trains–Have We Forgotten about the Automobile?
Doug Durante (Clean Fuels Development Coalition/South Dakota Farmers Union) There is an old saying usually attributed to politicians that isn’t exactly the king’s English, but the message is clear: “Dance With the One That Brung Ya” – meaning stay with what
February 03, 2025 Read Full Article
USDA Ordered to Scrub Climate Change from Websites
by Zack Coleman and Marcia Brown (Politico Pro Greenwire) The directive could affect information across dozens of programs including climate-smart agriculture initiatives. -- Agriculture Department employees have been ordered to delete landing pages discussing climate change across agency websites and document climate
February 03, 2025 Read Full Article
Montana Renewables Announces Timing Update for DOE Loan Facility
(Calumet/PR Newswire) Calumet, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLMT) ("Calumet," the "Company," "we," "our" or "us") has been informed by the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") Loan Programs Office ("LPO") that the first tranche of approximately $782 million under the guaranteed loan facility that was previously approved
January 30, 2025 Read Full Article
Looking at Ethanol’s Lifecycle Emissions from ‘From Well to Wheels’
by Alex Gray (Successful Farming) ... For this story, we set out to directly compare the life cycle of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions — from well to wheels — of ethanol and gasoline, and how carbon pipelines factor into the future
January 30, 2025 Read Full Article
Kansas Corn, Sorghum Farmers and Ethanol Refiners Want $5 Million Tax Break to Aid E15 Sales
by Tim Carpenter (Kansas Reflector/News Break) Rep. Ken Rahjes, an Agra Republican and chairman of the (Kansas) House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, asked House colleagues to embrace a $5 million annual income tax incentive to increase availability of E15 made
January 29, 2025 Read Full Article
ADVANTA Partners with Baidyanath Biofuels to Advance India's Ethanol Blending Goals
(Krishi Jagran) ADVANTA and Baidyanath Biofuels signed an MOU to use high-quality maize hybrids for bioethanol production, supporting India's 20% ethanol blending goal by 2025-26, with farmer training, advanced techniques, and enhanced productivity. ADVANTA and Baidyanath Biofuels Private Limited have signed a
January 24, 2025 Read Full Article
Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Add Demand for Corn, Soybeans
by Martha Blum (AgriNews) Adding sustainable aviation fuel to the list of products made from corn and soybeans may help increase profits for U.S. farmers. “Sustainable aviation fuel is produced from renewable feedstocks like corn and soybeans,” said Noelle Neef, assistant director
January 24, 2025 Read Full Article
The Next Farm Crisis Is Coming — Boosting Biofuels Can Help Prevent It COMMENTARY
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association/The Well News) Things have been taking a turn for the worse in America’s agricultural heartland, just as President Donald Trump takes office and the Senate moves to vote on his energy, environment and agriculture Cabinet
January 24, 2025 Read Full Article
Will 45Z Move the Needle for Greener Fertilizer?
by Cassidy Walter (Successful Farming) ... Last spring, the U.S. Treasury Department released guidance for the 40B Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Tax Credit, which included the creation of the USDA Climate Smart Agriculture Pilot Program. The program enabled corn farmers practicing
January 24, 2025 Read Full Article
Fueling the Future: The Role of Renewable Fuels in the Grain Industry
(Grain Elevator and Processing Society GEAPS) In this insightful episode of the Whole Grain Podcast, host Jim Lenz sits down with Robert White, Vice President of Industry Relations and Market Development at the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA). With decades of experience
January 23, 2025 Read Full Article
OMCs to Float Tender for Supply of 110 Crore Litres of Ethanol Exclusively for FCI Rice
by Prabhudatta Mishra (The Hindu Business Line) Last week, the government lowered the issue price of rice to be sold to distilleries for making ethanol to ₹22.50/kg, as against the economic cost of ₹39.75/kg, effectively subsidising ₹17.25/kg from public exchequer -- Oil marketing
January 22, 2025 Read Full Article
Trump Executive Order Signals Continued Support for Emergency E15 Waivers
by Eamonn Brennan (S&P Global) US President Donald Trump outlined his intent to continue using emergency waivers to approve the sale of E15 fuel, leaving the US biofuels industry to keep pushing for a permanent legislative solution. In "Declaring a National Energy Emergency,"
January 22, 2025 Read Full Article
Farm to Fly Act Reintroduced in Senate
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) Midwest senators have reintroduced the Farm to Fly Act that would help accelerate the production and development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)
January 22, 2025 Read Full Article
Congresswoman Scholten Introduces Bipartisan Extension of the Section 48 ITC for Qualified Biogas Properties
(Office of Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI 3rd)) Scholten and Valadao’s Bipartisan Bill Will Unlock America’s Clean Energy Future and Lower American’s Utility Bills -- Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI) and Congressman David Valadao (R-CA) introduced the Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Act of 2025 to extend the
January 21, 2025 Read Full Article
USDA’s Bonnie Counts on Climate-Smart Ag to Stick
by Marc Heller (Politico Pro Greenwire) As the Biden administration ends, a designer of the Department of Agriculture's work on climate change says farmers want the types of incentives he helped craft. -- As an architect of the Biden administration’s work on
January 21, 2025 Read Full Article
House Budget Menu Eyes Cuts to Climate Law Credits, Funding
by Kelsey Tamborrino and James Bikales (Politico Pro) A new document obtained by POLITICO lists a menu of items that Republicans are considering for cost-saving offsets for their planned package of tax cuts and other priorities. -- House Republican lawmakers are targeting
January 21, 2025 Read Full Article
Outgoing US Agriculture Chief Criticizes EPA Report on Biofuels
by Kim Chipman (Bloomberg/Yahoo! Finance) US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, in one his final acts, criticized a Biden administration assessment that the country’s key biofuel law likely has had a “modest but negative” impact on the environment. -- The US Department of
January 21, 2025 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuel and Agriculture Highlights from President Donald J. Trump's 2nd Inaugural Address
by Joanne Ivancic* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Writing about newly inaugurated President Donald J. Trump's policies or concerns related to agriculture or, more specifically, to renewable fuels, including biofuels will not take long. Take a look at the text of his
January 20, 2025 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Plants Shut Down across Iowa
by Brent Barnett (Brownfield Ag News) The head of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association says several biodiesel plants have idled across the state. Monte Shaw tells Brownfield the plants stopped production after the blenders tax credit ended on December 31st. “They were
January 18, 2025 Read Full Article
Aviation Orgs Urge Congress to Extend Clean Fuel Credit
by Kerry Lynch (AIN Online) Orgs say 10 years is necessary to ensure market certainty -- A coalition of 15 aviation stakeholders is urging U.S. congressional leaders to enhance tax incentives for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). In letters to Senate Majority Leader
January 17, 2025 Read Full Article
Growth Energy Releases Federal Policy Roadmap to Revitalize Rural America and Unleash American Energy Dominance
(Growth Energy) Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, released a roadmap to revitalize rural America today, identifying specific policy goals and actions the 119th Congress and the incoming Trump administration should take to unleash American energy dominance through the expanded use of
January 16, 2025 Read Full Article
Ag Policy Blog Hundreds of Ag Groups Write Senators Backing Ag Secretary Nominee Brooke Rollins as Hearing Date Set
by Chris Clayton (DTN Progressive Farmer) On Wednesday, 427 national and state agricultural groups and agribusinesses on Wednesday sent a letter to leaders of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee supporting Brooke Rollins' nomination as Agriculture secretary and calling on the committee
January 16, 2025 Read Full Article
USDA Publishes Interim Rule on Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks Public Comment DEADLINE March 18, 2025
(U.S. Department of Agriculture) Guidelines will facilitate the recognition of climate-smart agriculture within clean transportation fuel programs, creating new market opportunities for biofuel feedstock producers while enhancing climate benefits. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2025 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the
January 15, 2025 Read Full Article
U.S. Department of Energy Releases 45ZCF-GREET and 45VH2-GREET Update
(U.S. Department of Energy) Today, the U.S. Department of Energy released the 45ZCF-GREET model. This announcement follows the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service guidance on the Clean Fuels Production Credit (section 45Z) released on January 10,
January 15, 2025 Read Full Article
ARPA-E Announces $38 Million to Develop New Technologies to Reduce Ethanol-Related Emissions while Lowering Farmers’ Operating Costs
(U.S. Department of Energy ARPA-E) Program aims to reduce need for synthetic nitrogen fertilizer in corn and sorghum crop production -- Today (January 10, 2025), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced $38 million for 9 projects
January 15, 2025 Read Full Article
Ethanol Blog Agriculture, Energy Groups Weigh Next Steps on 45Z Clean Fuels Production Tax Credit
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) ... Companies that have relied on the biodiesel blenders tax credit, which expired at the end of 2024, were expecting to replace the blenders credit with 45Z. Now, there will continue to be a push to
January 14, 2025 Read Full Article
Klobuchar Pushing for Year-Round E15 Nationwide
by Mark Dorenkamp (Brownfield Ag News) The lead Democrat on the Senate Ag Committee will be pushing for year-round E15 this year. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota tells Brownfield language allowing nationwide sales of fuel blended with 15 percent ethanol all year nearly
January 14, 2025 Read Full Article
Federal Agencies Publish Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge Progress Report Highlighting Biden-Harris Administration's Historic Efforts to Grow America's SAF Industry
(U.S. Department of Energy) New Report Underscores Importance of Continued Investment in the Rapidly Growing Biofuels Industry to Deliver Economic Opportunities and Healthier Communities to Communities Across America -- As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, an interagency team led by
January 14, 2025 Read Full Article
2025 Ag & Food Policy Summit --- March 17, 2025 --- Washington, DC
"Navigating Taxes, Trade and Technology: What's Ahead for Food & Agriculture" The National Press Club - Washington, D.C. -- For American agriculture and the U.S. food system, 2025 has the potential to bring more sweeping legislative and regulatory changes than we’ve
January 13, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to the Corn to Chemicals Summit
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This presentation deck details the proceedings of the 2024 Corn to Chemicals Summit, highlighting efforts to increase demand for corn by exploring new uses beyond traditional applications like ethanol, feed, and export. The summit features the
January 13, 2025 Read Full Article
The Year of Deploying Dangerously: Bioeconomy Opportunities for 2025
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... The cold flowing out of Washington DC in the form of 45Z tax credit guidance is matched only by the heavy Eastern snow. Fires rage in Los Angeles fueled by two wet winters, the US is
January 13, 2025 Read Full Article
Can Sustainable Aviation Fuel Propel Agriculture to New Heights?
by Damian Mason (The Business of Agriculture Podcast) Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) could become a game-changer for production agriculture, driving a surge in demand for corn and soybeans—two crops currently facing significant oversupply challenges. But will SAF truly take off? What
January 13, 2025 Read Full Article
Dems Set to Pounce on Trump Energy, Environment Picks
By: Andres Picon, Heather Richards, Kevin Bogardus (Politico Pro E&E Daily) Interior nominee Doug Burgum, Energy pick Chris Wright and EPA nominee Lee Zeldin are in for some tough questions during confirmation hearings this week. -- The three men poised to be at the
January 13, 2025 Read Full Article
U.S. Department of the Treasury Releases Guidance on Clean Fuels Production Credit Public Comments DEADLINE April 10, 2025
(U.S. Department of Treasury) Guidance will help lower transportation costs for consumers and make America a leader in decarbonizing aviation industry and heavy transport -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are releasing guidance on
January 10, 2025 Read Full Article
Rep. Hinson Outlines 2025 Ag Priorities
by Brent Barnett (Brownfield Ag News) A U.S. Representative from Iowa says she’s focusing on several ag-related issues in 2025. Republican Ashley Hinson says farmers will need more certainty when it comes to agricultural trade. “The past four years we’ve had an
January 10, 2025 Read Full Article
Biden Administration to Release Short-term Guidance on Clean Fuel Tax Credit, Sources Say
by Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) President Joe Biden's administration expects to release short-term guidance on clean fuel tax credits on Friday and leave final decisions to President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration, according to two sources familiar with the plan. With the news, biofuel
January 10, 2025 Read Full Article
US Department of Energy and US Environmental Protection Agency Announce $6M to Support Development of Advanced Biofuels
(U.S. Department of Energy) Today, Jan. 8, the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $6 million in funding for three projects that will advance biofuel development and support U.S. leadership in energy and emissions innovation. Funded through the Inflation Reduction
January 08, 2025 Read Full Article
Legislators Want Verification of Used Cooking Oil Imports
by Jody Heemstra (DRG News) Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst of Iowa joined bipartisan colleagues in demanding answers from the Environmental Protection Agency regarding used cooking oil imports. The lawmakers want information on the agency’s process for verifying the authenticity
January 08, 2025 Read Full Article
Back to Our Roots: This Year the Ethanol Industry Will Celebrate the 20-Year Anniversary of the Renewable Fuel Standard
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) This year the ethanol industry will celebrate the 20-year anniversary of the Renewable Fuel Standard, the most transformative and influential public policy in our industry’s long and storied history. But we’ll do more
January 08, 2025 Read Full Article
Japanese Media Team Visits US to Learn about Ethanol Value Chain
(U.S. Grains Council) The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) welcomed reporters from Japan’s key nationwide news groups to visit with and interview ethanol stakeholders to gain perspective on the future of Japan’s ethanol market. This team arrived (in December 2024) shortly after Japan’s
January 07, 2025 Read Full Article
Thai Palm Oil Mills to Support Farmers in Achieving RSPO Sustainability Standards
by Alan Sherrard (Bioenergy International) To elevate sustainable oil palm production in Thailand to international standards, the Palm Oil Extraction Association, Surat Thani Provincial Agricultural Council, Surat Thani Oil Palm Farmers Association, and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) have
January 07, 2025 Read Full Article
Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority Announces Biofuel Infrastructure Funding
(Missouri Department of Agriculture) Funds will generate more capacity for biofuels in Missouri. -- The Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) announced it has invested nearly $3.4 million in projects that increase the distribution and use of higher blends of ethanol and
January 07, 2025 Read Full Article
Exporters Vying with Biodiesel for Dwindling Coconut Supply
by Adrian H. Halili (Business World) The biodiesel industry is competing for the limited supply of coconuts, crowding out exporters of products like coconut oil and coconut water, industry officials said. “The recent increase in the country’s biodiesel requirement may possibly divert
January 06, 2025 Read Full Article
Civil Aviation and Sustainability in Brazil: The Role of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF)
by Jefferson dos Santos Estevo, Laís Forti Thomaz, and Amanda Duarte Gondim (Brazilian Journal of Transport) This article examines the development and utilization of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) in Brazil, highlighting their potential and current progress. Civil aviation accounts for
January 06, 2025 Read Full Article
Sustainable Aviation Fuel's Fast Start Hits a Speed Bump
by Bill Carey (Aviation Week) Increasing production of SAF in the U.S. will fall to the Republican-controlled Congress and the second Trump administration. -- Bizav embraces sustainable aviation fuel; More fixed-base operators are supplying blended SAF; Future production incentives are in doubt Business
January 06, 2025 Read Full Article
Future of Scottish Oil Refinery Linked to Biofuels Investment
by Simeon Kerr (Financial Times/MSN) A blueprint aiming to secure the future of Grangemouth, Scotland’s only oil refinery which is due to close next year, is set to turn the facility into a biofuels manufacturing hub for processing trees, crops and
December 30, 2024 Read Full Article
Ethanol Report 12-30-24: RFA CEO Reviews 2024 and Looks Ahead to 2025
(Energy.AgWired.com) 2024 was a very good year for the ethanol industry, but the battle for year-round, nationwide E15 will once again continue on into the new year. In this edition of the Ethanol Report podcast, Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff
December 30, 2024 Read Full Article
Grain-based Ethanol Units to Gain as New Corn Variety with More Starch in Offing
By Prabhudatta Mishra (The Hindu Business Line) Simultaneously, research is on to develop varieties having at least 40% or above ethanol content from current 38% -- The specifications in corn seeds are set for a change as government is planning to incorporate
December 30, 2024 Read Full Article
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Urges Sugar Industry to Diversify into Ethanol, Green Hydrogen
(PTI/The Pioneer) Road, Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday called upon the sugar industry to explore multiple avenues for diversification, including ethanol-diesel blending and green hydrogen production. Addressing the annual general meeting of the Indian Sugar and Bio-Energy Manufacturers Association
December 27, 2024 Read Full Article
The Transition to Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Understanding Demand Response to Jet Fuel Price Changes
by Sohyeon Ryu and Joe Janzen (farmdoc daily) ... Such policy aims to reduce emissions created by jet fuel use by encouraging a switch to lower-emission sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) made from plant biomass, vegetable oils, sugars, and alcohols including ethanol.
December 27, 2024 Read Full Article
USDA Strengthens Climate-Smart Ag Opportunities with New Crop-Insurance Flexibilities
(U.S. Department of Agriculture/Biobased Diesel Daily) In support of climate-smart efforts to expand renewable fuel sources, USDA’s Risk Management Agency announced Dec. 18 additional insurance options for soybeans planted behind domesticated pennycress in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio and Tennessee. Domesticated pennycress
December 24, 2024 Read Full Article
Govt May Reduce Reserve Sale Price for Rice for Ethanol Production
by Sandip Das (Financial Express) No takers for FCI stocks among grain based distilleries. Given the high rice stocks, the government is discussing a reduction in the reserve sale prices of broken rice offered to grain-based distilleries for ethanol manufacturing from the
December 24, 2024 Read Full Article
Viewpoint: US Tax Fight Next Year Crucial for 45Z
by Cole Martin (Argus Media) ... The 45Z tax credit, which offers greater subsidies to fuels that produce fewer emissions, is poised to kick off in January. ... Biofuels support is a less likely target for repeal than other climate policies, energy lobbyists
December 24, 2024 Read Full Article
Spotlight on India’s Biofuel Market: It’s All about the Sugar
by James Primrose (Stillwater Associates) India’s is the world’s fifth largest biofuels market. After a period of lackluster growth in the late 2000s and early 2010s and failure to achieve mandated targets, political interest in biofuels has significantly increased, driven by
December 20, 2024 Read Full Article
Secondary Impacts from Rising Used Cooking Oil Demand on Crop-Oil Prices
by Andrew Swanson, Shawn Arita, Joseph Cooper, and Seth Meyer (farmdoc daily) Renewable fuel policies like the national Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) have created a boom in the consumption of alternative diesels. These alternative diesels come
December 20, 2024 Read Full Article
US Funding Bill Includes Plan to Allow Year-Round E15 Gasoline Sales
Stephanie Kelly and Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) A U.S. government funding bill released on Tuesday included a plan that would allow year-round sales of gasoline with a higher ethanol blend, a major win for the corn and ethanol lobbies. The inclusion would mark
December 18, 2024 Read Full Article
Sizing Up Biofuels Future in Trump EPA
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) Biofuels Groups Size Up EPA Under Second Trump Administration, Seek RFS Help -- While agriculture and biofuels groups are trying to get a handle on where Lee Zeldin stands on biofuels, Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., said
December 17, 2024 Read Full Article
A Roadmap for Land in Carbon Removal: Activating Farms, Ranches, and Forests as Carbon Sinks
by Cristel Zoebisch, Dr. Gretchen Kroh, and Mary Olive (Carbon 180) The soil beneath our feet and biomass on lands are a powerful carbon sink, second only to our oceans. Farms, forests, wetlands, and other land-based systems remove and store 25%
December 17, 2024 Read Full Article
OMB Regulatory Agenda Addresses Upcoming RFS, HBIIP, and CO2 Pipeline Regulations
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The White House Office of Management and Budget on Dec. 13 published the Fall 2024 Unified Agenda and Regulatory Plan, which outlines rulemakings and other actions under development by federal agencies related to the Renewable
December 17, 2024 Read Full Article
RFA Shares Input with House Ways and Means on Biofuel Tax Credits
(Renewable Fuels Association) With certain modifications and proper implementation, the Clean Fuel Production Credit (“45Z”) could create important new market opportunities for farmers, lower fuel prices for consumers, enhance energy security, and reduce emissions, the Renewable Fuels Association wrote today in response to a
December 16, 2024 Read Full Article
Domestic Next-Gen Feedstocks: Revolutionizing the Bioeconomy (Parts 1 and 2)
by Jennifer Kaplan (LEC Partners/Biofuels Digest) Imagine a bioeconomy where sustainability is a fundamental prerequisite. While we have made much progress on bioeconomy technology, the challenges of developing verifiably “sustainable” feedstock remains a challenge. The fact remains that to achieve the promise
December 13, 2024 Read Full Article
Planes Powered by Corn? Michigan Could Spur Airlines toward Greener Fuels
by Lucas Smolcic Larson (Michigan Live) ... A proposed law introduced last year by East Lansing Democratic state Sen. Sam Singh, Senate Bill 447, would subsidize in-state purchases of the fuel for flights leaving Michigan with a tax credit of between $1.50 and
December 13, 2024 Read Full Article
Long-Term Strategy for Biofuels
(Biofuels International) Biofuel producers and investors in Europe undoubtedly face a challenging future, although maybe one with a little more hope than has been true of the past decade of high promise and low achievement. For all the ambitious words and targets
December 12, 2024 Read Full Article
USDA Must Do More to Regulate Genetically Modified Crops, Judge Rules
by Sarah Zimmerman (Agriculture Dive) A federal court overturned a 2020 rule that looked to accelerate innovation by allowing manufacturers to sidestep regulatory reviews. -- A federal court last week overturned a rule exempting genetically engineered plants from pre-market review, saying the
December 11, 2024 Read Full Article
Climate-Smart Farming Proposal Heads to White House Review
by Marc Heller (Politico Pro Climatewire) An important element of a forthcoming clean energy tax credit is advancing as the Biden administration runs against the clock. -- A key part of the Biden administration’s plan to connect biofuel policy to climate-smart farming
December 11, 2024 Read Full Article
From Europe’s Farms to Europe’s Future: How Ethanol Can Help Fuel EU Strategic Autonomy
by David Carpintero (ePURE/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... Now that this drive for strategic autonomy and economic resilience is becoming even more vital, it’s clear that the European Union will have to make better use of domestic assets such as ethanol biorefineries. These
December 11, 2024 Read Full Article
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $52 Million in Projects to Advance Production of Purpose-Grown Energy Crops
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has announced $52 million in funding for six university and industry projects to advance the production of low carbon intensity, purpose-grown energy crops critical to accelerating a clean energy
December 10, 2024 Read Full Article
USDA Submits Rule on Biofuel Feedstocks
(Agri-Pulse) USDA has submitted an interim final rule relating to the type of climate-smart agriculture crops used for biofuels. The rule, entitled “Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used for Biofuel Feedstocks,” was submitted Friday (December 6, 2024). No additional details
December 10, 2024 Read Full Article
Can You Still Bank On Carbon Opportunities?
by Margy Eckelkamp (AgWeb) Five years after their introduction, carbon offset markets have evolved, and some have disappeared. -- Carbon offset markets caused quite the buzz in 2020 with a flurry of more than a dozen opportunities for farmers being introduced in
December 06, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to USDA Rural Development Initiatives
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This presentation deck outlines the USDA Rural Development (RD) initiatives to bolster the bioeconomy. It highlights RD’s key priorities, including promoting equity, combating climate change, and expanding markets for rural communities. The presentation deck details how
December 05, 2024 Read Full Article
Innovations for Reducing Food Loss and Waste
(U.S. Department of Agriculture) ARS researchers are finding innovative ways to reduce food loss and waste – from farm to table. -- The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief scientific in-house research agency. Our job is finding
December 04, 2024 Read Full Article
National Sorghum Producers Chairwoman Says Crop Is Vital to U.S. Biofuel Production
by Brandon Peoples (Brownfield Ag News) The chairwoman of National Sorghum Producers says the group will continue to promote sorghum as an option to help meet biofuels production goals. Amy France says in terms of climate-friendly crops, sorghum ranks near the top. “As we look at
December 03, 2024 Read Full Article
Leading Automakers Set to Launch 100% Ethanol Vehicles: Gadkari
(The Hindu Business Line) Two-wheeler makers also expected to adopt the technology, according to Gadkari -- Major automobile manufacturers, including Mahindra, Toyota, Hyundai, and Tata, will introduce 100 per cent ethanol-powered vehicles over the next five months, with two-wheeler makers also adopting
November 27, 2024 Read Full Article
How USDA Awardees Are Shaping the Future of Agriculture; Cultivating Innovation through Conservation Funding
by Gloria Dabek (Carbon 180) This fall, dozens of farmers, universities, non-profits, and other entities kicked off the implementation of their Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG), after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced awards earlier this year. As part of the USDA
November 26, 2024 Read Full Article
Ethanol Blog Nebraska Ethanol Board's McPheeters Talks Biofuels Future in Trump Administration ... Cover Crops Future
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) Nebraska Ethanol Board Vice Chairman Scott McPheeters spent time talking to agriculture journalists on all things farming and biofuels, during an Agricultural Communicators Network workshop in Omaha last week. ... One of the keys to ethanol producers
November 26, 2024 Read Full Article
Trump Selects Brooke Rollins to Be Agriculture Secretary
by Maegan Vazquez (Washington Post) Rollins runs the America First Policy Institute, which has largely stayed out of the spotlight but has made numerous proposals for the second term. -- President-elect Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he has picked Brooke Rollins, a former
November 23, 2024 Read Full Article
Federal Agencies Announce New Sustainable Aviation Fuel Implementation Framework to Reduce U.S. Aviation Carbon Emissions
(U.S. Department of Energy) New Implementation Framework Identifies Key Opportunities to Increase Biofuel Production To Deliver Economic Opportunities and Healthier Communities to Rural and Agricultural Areas Across America -- An interagency team led by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S.
November 20, 2024 Read Full Article
White House Releases Report on Growing U.S. Biomanufacturing Capacity for the American Bioeconomy
(White House) The global bioeconomy is projected to expand at a rapid pace in the coming decade due to advancements in key technology areas, such as the ability to program microbes to act as microscopic factories by manipulating their DNA. The
November 19, 2024 Read Full Article
Chairwoman Stabenow Introduces Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act (Farm Bill)
(Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry) U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Monday introduced the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act. The bill includes $39 billion in new resources to keep farmers farming, families fed, and
November 19, 2024 Read Full Article
Sweet Sorghum Farmers Waiting for Govt to Announce Separate Ethanol Pricing
by Prabhudatta Mishra (The Hindu Business Line) A swift decision may help some mills to start convince farmers to plant the crop in January since meeting the sowing window is very crucial for the success of any biofuel project -- Trial of
November 18, 2024 Read Full Article
Biden Aims to Finalize Clean Fuel Rule before Leaving White House
by by Jarrett Renshaw, Katharine Jackson and Timothy Gardner (Reuters) Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden aims to finalize a rule on a clean fuel tax credit before leaving office on Jan. 20, a senior White House official said on Sunday. The clean fuel
November 18, 2024 Read Full Article
Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Michael McAdams, President, Advanced Biofuels Association
by Jeff Nalley (Agri-Pulse) This week’s Open Mic guest is Michael McAdams, President of the Advanced Biofuels Association. After an extensive career serving on Capitol Hill, McAdams founded the ABFA in 2006. The group represents all aspects of the advanced biofuels
November 18, 2024 Read Full Article
Strengthening India’s Ethanol Future
by Rakesh Verma (Daily Excelsior) India’s energy security landscape is characterized by a significant dependency on fossil fuels, which constitute over 80 percent of the country’s total energy consumption. This reliance on coal, oil, and natural gas presents a multitude of challenges,
November 16, 2024 Read Full Article
Letters: Sustainable Aviation Fuel Could Be Next Big Industry in Louisiana
by Richard Fontenot (Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation/NOLA.com) DG Fuels is deciding whether to build a $4 billion low-emissions, sustainable aviation fuel complex in the Moonshine area of St. James Parish. The plant, as seen in the rendering from La. 3127, would
November 13, 2024 Read Full Article
Trump Picks Ex-congressman Zeldin to Run Environmental Protection Agency
by Timothy Gardner and David Shepardson (Reuters) Zeldin voted against Biden's climate change law; Opposed NY goal to ban gasoline-powered cars by 2035; In Congress, Zeldin backed environmental bills 14% of the time -- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday
November 12, 2024 Read Full Article
India Eyes Sweet Sorghum as Alternative Feedstock to Boost Ethanol Production
by Sampad Nandy (S&P Global) Cites availability issues with sugarcane, rice, corn; Calls on experts to develop higher-yielding sweet sorghum; Targets 20% ethanol blending by 2025 -- The Indian government may push for sweet sorghum as an alternative to sugarcane to diversify ethanol feedstocks,
November 11, 2024 Read Full Article
Biofuel Tax Credit Extension Introduced
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) Ethanol champion Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) held on to her seat in Congress in a close race last week, and after declaring victory she immediately joined Sharice Davids (D-KS) in introducing legislation to extend the Second Generation Biofuel Producer
November 11, 2024 Read Full Article
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