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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

Florida Researchers Focus on Biofuel Crop

(Florida Trend) Researchers with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences are studying ways to scale up production of a crop that can be used for things such as renewable jet fuel.  Carinata is an oilseed crop that

March 17, 2025 Read Full Article

Ethanol Industry Contributed $2.1 Billion To MN's Economy In 2024

(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) The Industry Supported Over 18,000 Jobs Across the State Last Year --  Minnesota’s ethanol industry contributed $2.1 billion to the state’s gross domestic product in 2024, according to a new study by the University of Minnesota Extension. The study said

March 13, 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

USDA Review of University of Maine Funding Could Hit PFAS, Biofuel Research

by Leah Douglas (Reuters)  A U.S. Department of Agriculture investigation into the agency's funding for the University of Maine could compromise research on biofuels, vegetables, and "forever chemicals" that have been polluting the state, said an advocate and a state lawmaker. USDA

March 10, 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

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

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

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

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

USA: 35 Billion Gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuels and 1 Million Jobs in 2050

(UABIO)  The country aims to replace 100% of its domestic aviation fuels consumption with SAF by 2050. For the SAF platform, we prepared an article on the prospects for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the United States. The United States could reach, by

February 15, 2025 Read Full Article

Traceability: Rules and Tools

by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  The California Air Resources Board has altered its Low Carbon Fuel Standard several times since first implementing the historic policy framework in 2011. In November 2024, CARB adopted a new round of program amendments on

February 15, 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

Renovating Native Grass Swards: An On-farm Trial of Improved Warm-Season Grass Varieties

(Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Projects)  ... Native grasses can provide habitat and improve water quality while producing biomass or forage for farmers.  In Pennsylvania, there is increasing interest in growing native grasses on marginal land, on mine reclamation sites, and

February 14, 2025 Read Full Article

The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to the BDO Zones

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The presentation deck describes a program called BDO Zone Ratings, which is a standardized assessment for evaluating regions’ readiness for bio-based manufacturing. These ratings help attract investment in bio-based projects by highlighting areas with the best

February 14, 2025 Read Full Article

The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Feedstocks & Advanced Agriculture

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  This presentation from the ABLC Connect series on Digest TV assesses the current state of feedstock and advanced agriculture, noting high demand but a shortage of sustainable, affordable, reliable, and available sources. It highlights challenges like competition,

February 14, 2025 Read Full Article

The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Feedstocks & Advanced Agriculture

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  This presentation from the ABLC Connect series on Digest TV assesses the current state of feedstock and advanced agriculture, noting high demand but a shortage of sustainable, affordable, reliable, and available sources. It highlights challenges like competition,

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

We Can’t Ignore Warning Signs, Farmers Need Growing Markets in 2025 Says IRFA’s Shaw

(Iowa Renewable Fuels Association)  Focused on Fuels of Opportunity at the 2025 Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit --  While it is easy to glance over incoming challenges, the renewable fuels industry must face those hurdles head-on and not let change deter the destination.

February 12, 2025 Read Full Article

DOE's Carbon Dioxide Removal: Purpose, Approaches, and Recommendations Draft Report for Public Comment DEADLINE April 1, 2025

(U.S. Department of Energy) As part of the Energy Act of 2020 (P.L 116-260, 42 USC 16298e), Congress directed the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to deliver a report on carbon dioxide removal (CDR). To inform this report, DOE organized an Interagency

February 10, 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

‘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

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

UH-Hilo Working to Convert Agricultural Waste of Tropical Crops into Biofuel, Bioenergy

by Kelsey Walling (Big Island Now) The by-products and waste from papayas, pineapples, coconuts, ʻulu, macadamia nuts and Albezia trees may one day be converted to fuel and energy to help lower greenhouse gas emissions. The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo is collaborating with

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

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

BDO Zone Initiative Releases 2024 Annual Report

(Bioeconomy Development Opportunity Zonie Initiative) Annual Report Showcases Record Growth and Industry Milestones -- The report underscores the BDO Zone Initiative’s pivotal role in empowering communities by bridging the gap between local biomass resources and global bioenergy stakeholders. By providing communities with

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

Unfinished Energy Tax Credits Caught in Trump's Rulemaking Pause

by Erin Schilling (Bloomberg Tax) Agency rulemaking goes quiet as Trump takes office; Clean fuel, EV charger tax credits await final rules President Donald Trump’s freezing of all pending agency rules during the first day of his administration also halted the wave of

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

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

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

USDA Makes Grants Available for Farmers and Ag Producers to Expand Market Opportunities and Generate More Revenue

(U.S. Department of Agriculture)  The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that USDA is accepting applications for grants to help agricultural producers and farmers expand market opportunities and generate more revenue. USDA is making the grants available under the Value-Added Producer

January 18, 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

USDA Invests in Additional Domestic Biofuels and Clean Energy Projects to Lower Costs and Increase American Energy Security Across the Nation

(U.S. Department of Agriculture)  U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is funding 586 projects to expand access to clean energy systems and increase the availability of domestic biofuels. Today, USDA is providing nearly $180 million through the Rural

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

USDA Awards Funds for Biofuels and Clean Energy Projects in Nebraska

(KRVN News) A number of projects in Nebraska have been awarded grants from the USDA under President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. The funds will be invested in biofuels and clean energy projects to lower costs. ... Among the larger awards were $1

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

USDA Announces Appointments to the Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program Advisory Council

(U.S. Department of Agriculture) Seating Members on Landmark Advisory Council Marks another Milestone in Implementation of Growing Climate Solutions Act  --  Today (January 7, 2025), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the appointment of 36 members to serve on the newly

January 09, 2025 Read Full Article

Estimates of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production Capacity at U.S. Renewable Diesel Plants Through 2026

by Maria Gerveni, Scott Irwin, Todd Hubbs and Steven Ramsey (farmdoc daily)  ... However, there is only one feasible pathway at the present time for ramping up SAF production quickly.  This is through the conversion of part, or all, of the production

January 09, 2025 Read Full Article

Greener Flights Ahead for UK Aviation

(U.K. Department for Transport and Mike Kane MP)  The Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate will support thousands of skilled jobs, deliver economic growth and help make the UK a clean energy superpower. -- flights departing the UK will use greener fuels from today; 10% of all

January 03, 2025 Read Full Article

Carinata Studies Continue to Expand with Hopes of Powering a Sustainable Future

by Gabriella Chavez (WUFT) Researchers in Florida are continuing to study an oilseed that could be used as aviation jet fuel. After over a decade of research, agronomists and researchers at UF/IFAS are continuing to assess the performance of carinata, basing their

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

Soil and Water Outcomes Fund Receives Support from Chevron Renewable Energy Group for Climate-Smart Agriculture Advancement

(Soil and Water Outcomes Fund) The Soil and Water Outcomes Fund, a leading agricultural ecosystem services program, is proud to announce they successfully began a pilot project with Chevron Renewable Energy Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, as part

December 24, 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 23, 2024 Read Full Article

USDA Will Pause Accepting Applications for the Inflation Reduction Act Funding under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)

(U.S. Department of Agriculture)  – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Dr. Basil Gooden today announced that USDA will pause accepting Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) applications for the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). IRA applications are those requesting federal grant

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

Aemetis Registrations Approved by the IRS for 45Z Production Tax Credits

(Aemetis) Renewable Natural Gas production expected to increase by 80% to 550,000 MMBtu of RNG per year, generating PTC’s under the Inflation Reduction Act starting January 1, 2025  – Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX), a renewable natural gas and renewable fuels company focused

December 19, 2024 Read Full Article

U.S. Department of Energy Releases Request for Information on Defining Sustainable Maritime Fuels in the United States DEADLINE February 28, 2025

(U.S. Department of Energy)  A consistent definition for sustainable maritime fuel will help inform and align stakeholders and support and advance future maritime fuel technology and investment. -- To support and advance future maritime fuel technology and investment, the U.S. Department of

December 18, 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

Over 500 Stations in MN Now Offer Unleaded 88

(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association)  Unleaded 88 Now Available To More Minnesotans --  Minnesota now has over 500 stations that offer Unleaded 88, providing consumers across the state with more options to save at the pump and reduce air emissions. On Nov 29, a

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

Unceasing Innovation: Yeast Suppliers to the Ethanol Sector

by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Yeast suppliers to the ethanol sector have steadily released new and improved products to better match the needs and wants of the industry. Using third-party yeast developers capable of selecting, testing or altering strains with

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

New Deep-Dive Video Resources on the 2023 Billion-Ton Report Now Available

(U.S. Department of Agriculture)  New deep-dive videos about the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office's (BETO's) 2023 Billion-Ton Report (BT23) are now available to help users access and apply the report findings and associated online data resources.  --  New deep-dive videos

December 09, 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

Treasury Eyes 45Z Guidance before Biden Exit

by Cole Martin (Argus Media)  The US Department of Treasury said it still plans to issue guidance before president Joe Biden leaves office next year clarifying how refiners can qualify for a new tax credit for clean fuels. The agency "anticipates issuing

December 04, 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

Sort Out the Biofuels Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act

by Margy Eckelkamp (AgWeb)  What you need to know about the 40A biofuels tax credit, 40B sustainable aviation fuel credit and 45Z clean fuel production credit -- Enacted in August 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) restructured biofuels tax credits in three

December 02, 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

APHIS Issues Regulatory Status Review Responses: Covercress, GCMBNA, Moolec, and MSU

(US Department of Agriculture) The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently reviewed the following plants modified using genetic engineering to determine whether they posed an increased plant pest risk as relative to non-modified comparator: Covercress,

November 25, 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

Sen. Moran Meets with SAF Coalition

by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com)  Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) visited with members of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Coalition in Washington D.C. this week, where he discussed the need for greater legislative efforts to support the production and deployment of SAF in the 119th

November 22, 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

USDA Awards REAP Funding to 7 Ethanol Producers

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  The USDA on Nov. 14 awarded $256.56 million in loans and grants to more than 1,100 clean energy projects under the Renewable Energy for America Program. A portion of that funding will support projects at

November 15, 2024 Read Full Article

Michigan Company Will Boost Biofuel Sales by 2.5M Gallons per Year through USDA Grant

(MIchigan Farm News/The County Press) A Michigan company will receive a $4.2 million grant from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) to increase the sale of biofuels by 2.5 million gallons per year. Fleet Fueling of Michigan LLC will use the funds

November 13, 2024 Read Full Article

Fuel Groups Warn of Higher Prices without Tax Credit Certainty

by Kim Chipman and Tarso Veloso (Bloomberg) More than 30 trade groups across the energy, farming and transport sectors say a lack of US government guidance on tax credits is putting Americans at risk of higher fuel prices. The current

November 13, 2024 Read Full Article

Special Issue: What to Expect during the Trump II Presidency

(American Energy Society/Energy Matters)  From experience, we all know that when Donald Trump is president, nothing is certain. It is hard to predict how the energy sector will change, both domestically or around the world. This special issue of Energy Matters

November 12, 2024 Read Full Article

Sheetz Celebrates Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership

(CStore Decisions)  Debuts its 10th E85/E15 refueling station in Virginia. -- Sheetz is celebrating the impact of the USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) Biofuel Infrastructure Project Grant with the opening of its 10th E85 and E15 Biofuel station in Virginia. The Biofuel station

November 10, 2024 Read Full Article

Fuel Retailers Prepare Today for the Forecourt of the Future

by Tammy Mastroberte (Convenience Store News)  While not much has changed with combustible fuel over the past five years other than price fluctuations, options at the fuel island and on the forecourt are evolving. They include biofuels such as ethanol-based E15 and

November 08, 2024 Read Full Article

Michigan Firm Expands Biodiesel, Ethanol in Three Counties with $4M in Federal Cash

(M Live) A Michigan company received a nearly $4.2 million federal grant to expand the sale and use of biodiesel and ethanol in three counties. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Rural Development this week announced $239 million in funding nationwide to

November 01, 2024 Read Full Article

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Bioeconomy Development Opportunity Zones

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The presentation describes a program called BDO Zone Ratings, which is a standardized assessment for evaluating regions’ readiness for bio-based manufacturing. These ratings help attract investment in bio-based projects by highlighting areas with the best potential

October 31, 2024 Read Full Article

Uncertainty Looms for Climate-Smart Agriculture

by Mark Heller (E&E News Greenwire)  ... The future of that initiative — a climate-smart incentive that’s now part of the Conservation Reserve Program — is one of many climate-focused programs around agriculture that face an uncertain future if Donald Trump

October 31, 2024 Read Full Article

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $239 Million to Increase Access to Clean, Affordable Domestic Biofuels as Part of Investing in America Agenda

(U.S. Department of Agriculture)  Funding from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act Will Continue to Provide More Cost-Effective Options for American Consumers  --  U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is awarding $39 million in grants to U.S.

October 30, 2024 Read Full Article

USDA Awards Grant to Vermont Renewable Energy Project

(Investing.com)   Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: CETY) has announced that its affiliate, Vermont Renewable Gas, LLC (VRG), is a recipient of a $1 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP).

October 25, 2024 Read Full Article

A Hand Up for Higher Blends

by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... Access to higher-level ethanol blends at gas stations across the country is expanding thanks to federally funded infrastructure incentive programs along with state-based opportunities. In 2022, the USDA announced plans to provide $50

October 24, 2024 Read Full Article

Going for Gold: American Coalition for Ethanol’s 2024 Conference

by Katie Schroeder (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The American Coalition for Ethanol’s 2024 conference, themed “The Gold Standard,” featured important figures with industry impact, including representatives from Summit Carbon Solutions and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Held in Omaha, Nebraska, this year’s

October 24, 2024 Read Full Article

USDA Highlights Success of Historic Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Initiative

(US Department of Agriculture) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today celebrated the ongoing success of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, a historic and innovative funding opportunity that expands markets for commodities produced using climate-smart production methods. This effort is helping farmers,

October 21, 2024 Read Full Article

How to Earn Passive Income with Sustainability Programs

by Darryl Matthews (AgWeb)  There are a number of practices that can create passive income on your operation, but the level of effort and investment to implement them varies. --  ... Creating these payments requires effort and sometimes capital investments (no different

October 17, 2024 Read Full Article

Biofuel Groups Urge Flexibility in 45Z CSA Requirements

by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The USDA on Oct. 15 held a third virtual listening session as part of its public consultation on climate-smart agriculture for biofuel feedstocks. During the event, representatives of the U.S. biofuel sector advocated for flexibility in

October 16, 2024 Read Full Article

Biofuels and Batteries Gain From the System Dynamics Behind the Research

by Tim Meehan (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)  How Modeling Feedback Loops Informs Analysis and Decisions Across Decarbonization Technologies  -- "When you look at renewable energy, not everything is linear," said Swaroop Atnoorkar, an analyst at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) National

October 16, 2024 Read Full Article

Higher Ethanol Blends: A Win for Corn Farmers, Consumers & the Environment

by Krista Swanson (National Corn Growers Association)  Ethanol is a renewable transportation fuel that can be made from domestically grown corn. Over 98% of the gasoline currently sold in the United States contains ethanol, typically a blend that is 10% ethanol and 90% gasoline. Autos that

October 16, 2024 Read Full Article

Sustainable Aviation Fuel: According to Plan

by Anna Simet (Biomass Magazine) Doubling in attendance from its debut in 2023, the North American SAF Conference & Expo drew over 500 industry stakeholders to discuss progress and double down on initiatives to reach the near- and long-term goals of

October 15, 2024 Read Full Article

Tidewater Unveils Biodiesel Facility in Pasco with USDA Grant

by Thomas Metcalf (Fox 41)  Tidewater Transportation and Terminals celebrated a milestone with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new full-service biofuel and renewable diesel distribution facility. The facility in Pasco will play a key role in the region’s shift towards cleaner energy

October 14, 2024 Read Full Article

Daybreak Oct. 8: White House Hosts Farm Groups, Ag Leaders

by Lydia Johnson, Steve Davies, Noah Wicks, and Rebekah Alvey (Agri-Pulse)  USDA and the White House will host selected farm groups for meetings today (October 8, 2024) with government officials to discuss the Biden administration’s key ag and rural investments.  The “Farmers

October 09, 2024 Read Full Article

USDA Awards REAP Grants to 3 Ethanol Producers

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The USDA on Oct. 3 awarded $104 million in loans and grants to more than 300 clean energy projects under the Rural Energy for America Program. Projects under development at three ethanol plants were among

October 09, 2024 Read Full Article

Agricultural Policy, Production Supply and Demand Headline First Export Exchange 2024 Sessions

(U.S. Grains Council)  Export Exchange 2024 began today in Fort Worth, Texas, where the U.S. Grains Council (USGC), partnering with Growth Energy and the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), welcomed nearly 500 guests including international buyers and domestic U.S. value chain stakeholders

October 09, 2024 Read Full Article

Biden-Harris Administration Makes up to $7.7 Billion Available for Climate-Smart Practices on Agricultural Lands as Part of Investing in America Agenda DEADLINES varied

(US Department of Agriculture) USDA Provides Historic Investments for Working Lands through Inflation Reduction Act and Farm Bill --  The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today (October 2, 2024) announced up to $7.7 billion in assistance for fiscal year 2025 to help

October 04, 2024 Read Full Article

Unlocking Ethanol Access: The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Recently Approved a $25 Million (€23 Million) Investment

(Biofuels International) The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) recently approved a $25 million (€23 million) investment in the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE)-led Regional Conservation Partnership Programme (RCPP) expansion. This builds on the successful South Dakota-based

October 03, 2024 Read Full Article

Ethanol Groups Urge Book and Claim for CSA

by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com)  USDA received testimony Tuesday at a public consultation on climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and biofuel feedstocks urging federal agencies to embrace book-and-claim supply chain management approaches to decouple CSA carbon credits. Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper said

October 02, 2024 Read Full Article

Ernst Works to Secure Support for Renewable Fuel Infrastructure, Expand Access to Biofuels

(Office of U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA)) Leads bipartisan group in demanding continued certainty ahead of looming Sept. 30 end date --  As the deadline to extend the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) rapidly approaches, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is

September 27, 2024 Read Full Article

Ag Policy Blog: Reforming Climate Models: Leveling the Playing Field for American Agriculture

by Chris Clayton (DTN Progressive Farmer)  Seth Meyer, USDA's chief economist, explained Monday at an agricultural outlook conference in Kansas City, Missouri, that he didn't want to get too deep into the weeds, but he told the audience of agribusiness leaders

September 23, 2024 Read Full Article

Strategic Biofuels Publishes “A Practical Guide to Forestry Feedstock Under the Renewable Fuel Standard” Following USDA Forest Service Grant

(Strategic Biofuels/Business Wire)  First-of-its-kind, free resource helps identify woody biomass feedstock requirements to enable environmental credits generation and further the commercialization of forestry waste-derived renewable fuels  --  Strategic Biofuels, a renewable fuels project development company, announced the publication of its free resource,

September 23, 2024 Read Full Article

Report: Low Corn Prices Support Expansion of Chinese Ethanol Production

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Ethanol production and demand in China are expected to increase 17% this year, according to a report filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s Global Agricultural Information Network. Domestic ethanol production capacity in China is

September 20, 2024 Read Full Article

Leveling the Playing Field for U.S. Producers

by Carah Hart (Brownfield Ag News) The Deputy Secretary at USDA says U.S. farmers must be treated fairly as the Sustainable Aviation Fuel market is developed. Xochitl Torres Small tells Brownfield Brazil has an unfair advantage accessing the new SAF market in

September 18, 2024 Read Full Article

Just Announced: Federal Interagency Sustainable Aviation Fuel Progress Metrics and $12 Million in Funding to Support the Advancement of Integrated Biorefinery Technologies

(U.S. Department of Energy)  Today (September 11, 2024), an interagency team led by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT’s) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge: Metrics Dashboard Fact Sheet. USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack made

September 15, 2024 Read Full Article

Michigan Biodiesel Usage Growing in Detroit Area

by Nicole Heslip (Brownfield Ag News) New federal grants will increase biodiesel usage along the Detroit River. -- Pete Probst with the Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition tells Brownfield most traffic on the Great Lakes St. Lawerence Seaway has to pass through the

September 14, 2024 Read Full Article

Renewable Jet Fuel Conference Opens in St. Paul with Big Goals, Challenges Minnesota’s First Blending Facility of Jet Fuel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Open at Pine Bend Refinery.

by Christopher Vondracek (Minnesota Star Tribune)  The day a farmer might look up from a field and see an airplane powered by corn ethanol is coming.  At least, that’s what the attendees of the North American SAF Conference and Expo hope. The three-day,

September 13, 2024 Read Full Article

Candidates Reveal Biofuel Stands in FB Survey

by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) The American Farm Bureau Federation asked Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump about their priorities for American agriculture in a questionnaire that included their opinions on renewable fuels. Farm Bureau asked the question, “As president, would you support

September 13, 2024 Read Full Article

They Might Be Giants, the Story of Syngas Fermentation

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...  They called it “the technology that dare not speak its name” because it was too crazy risky, when they did not call it “the technology that could not scale” between the guffaws in many board

September 03, 2024 Read Full Article

ACE 2024 Awards Honor Ethanol Industry Contributors

by Keith Reid (Fuels Market News)  The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) honored a select group of advocates for their contributions to the ethanol industry during its 37th annual conference this month in Omaha. The Merle Anderson Award, named after the organization’s founder, went

August 29, 2024 Read Full Article

Southwest Kansas Set to Fuel the Future of Flight

by Craig Andres, Laura McMillan (KSN.com)  The State of Kansas is taking a leap to be on the cutting edge of sustainable fuels with a new biofuel plant in southwest Kansas. Officials gathered for a groundbreaking at the SAFFiRE plant in Liberal

August 29, 2024 Read Full Article

U.S. Ethanol Industry Thriving, RFA Says

by Brent Barnett (Brownfield Ag News) ... Robert White with the Renewable Fuels Association says 2024 could be a record-breaking year for U.S. ethanol. “Record ethanol exports, record ethanol production, record corn grind, and that’s all during a downturn that

August 28, 2024 Read Full Article

Researchers Work to Fight Bad Bacteria in Ethanol Plants

by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com)  USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have developed a way to use genetically modified baker’s yeast to prevent contamination by unwelcome bacteria in ethanol plants, one of the leading causes of plant shut downs. “These bacteria are found everywhere

August 27, 2024 Read Full Article

Love’s Travel Stops to Build More Renewable Fuel and EV Charging Infrastructure

by Anna Pope (KOSU)  Love’s Travel Stops will put more ethanol fuel infrastructure in place and add EV charging stations to multiple locations. The Oklahoma-based company will furnish 245 E-15 dispensers, and ethanol storage tanks at 38 locations and increase the amount

August 27, 2024 Read Full Article

China's Road to Agricultural Self-Sufficiency: Reshaping Markets, Creating Opportunities

by Shivam Prakash (S&P Global) China, a major demand center and driver of global agricultural markets, is actively pursuing an ambitious goal of achieving self-sufficiency in agriculture, but not without disrupting markets. The plan serves many purposes for China, primarily in achieving

August 26, 2024 Read Full Article

Biden-Harris Administration Invests in Domestic Biofuels and Clean Energy as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

(U.S. Department of Agriculture)  Funding from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower Costs at the Pump and Increase American Energy Security Across the Nation --  Today (Augsut 16, 2024), on the second anniversary of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, U.S. Department

August 18, 2024 Read Full Article

USDA Invests $1.4 Million to Boost Clean Energy and Biofuels in Indiana

(WOWO)  The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a significant investment of $1.4 million to enhance clean energy systems and increase the availability of biofuels across Indiana.  The initiative, led by USDA Rural Development, is set to benefit Hoosier farmers and agricultural producers

August 18, 2024 Read Full Article

Iowa Biofuel Industry to Receive over $14 Million from USDA

by Jack O'Connor (Iowa Capital Dispatch/Atlantic News Telegraph)  The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced over $14 million in grants for 19 projects in Iowa designed to increase availability and access to biofuels.  According to the USDA press release, these grants will

August 18, 2024 Read Full Article

Truterra Dips into Dairy with Launch of Summer Programs

(Truterra/AgNewsWire)    Carbon program created specifically for dairy producers among options to help farmers adopt climate-smart practices -- Truterra, a leading agricultural sustainability business that works with farmers to help improve the environmental impact of agricultural production while working to create incremental

August 15, 2024 Read Full Article

Project 2025 Is Awful for Midwest Farmers and Biofuels. Trump Should Disown It.

by Jon Doggett and Bob Dinneen (Des Moines Register/National Corn Growers Association/Renewable Fuels Association)  To put it bluntly, farmers and renewable fuel industry workers who take the time to read the Project 2025 recommendations on agriculture and energy are likely to be

August 12, 2024 Read Full Article

Groundbreaking Ceremony Marks the Start of Dairy Distillery Alliance’s Sustainable Biofuel Project

(Michigan Milk Producers Association)  America’s lowest carbon-intensity dairy ethanol plant breaks ground in southwest Michigan, adding to the needed biofuel supply and helping lower the dairy industry’s carbon footprint. -- Today (August 6, 2024), the Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) and Canadian Dairy Distillery celebrated the

August 09, 2024 Read Full Article

USDA Backs Research into Making Sustainable Jet Fuel and Fish Feed from Wood

(University of Maine) Millions of pounds of low-value wood, such as small diameter trees and branches, have been left behind in Maine’s forests due to the decline in pulp and paper production, stymied by drought, fire suppression and dropping demand. While

August 08, 2024 Read Full Article

The ABCs of 45Z: Take Time Now to Prepare for Low-Carbon Market Opportunities

By Heather Gieseke (AgWeb) 3 tips if you are considering regenerative practices and you have the ability to deliver your crops to a biofuels plant. -- ... While there’s still a lot to figure out, it’s clear farmers who produce low-carbon fuels

August 02, 2024 Read Full Article

Report: Thailand to Implement 1% SAF Target in 2026

by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) Thailand’s newly proposed National Energy Plan is expected to set a target for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) starting in 2026, according to a report filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s Global Agricultural Information Network in

July 31, 2024 Read Full Article

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Renewable Feedstocks and Agriculture

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In this presentation, we explored the challenges faced in the transition to sustainable, available, reliable, affordable feedsocks. We look at the crops getting traction, new crops developing, the role of residues, new data from the Billion

July 30, 2024 Read Full Article

US Farmers Want to Adapt to Climate Change, But Crop Insurance Won’t Let Them

by Miranda Jeyaretnam (Bloomberg/Yahoo!)  ... (Gail) Fuller is one of a growing number of farmers who are uninsured or under-insured because the industry doesn’t support switching from traditional to regenerative farming, an approach that has the potential to sequester enough carbon

July 29, 2024 Read Full Article

USDA Gets Climate Smart Farming Feedback

by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) The U.S. Department of Agriculture received lots of input from biofuels groups this week on how to prove the impact of climate-smart farming practices on the greenhouse gas (GHG) net emissions estimates associated with the production of

July 26, 2024 Read Full Article

Clean Fuels Submits Detailed Technical Response to USDA’s Climate Smart Ag Request for Information

(Clean Fuels Alliance America)  Clean Fuels Alliance America submitted a highly detailed, technical response to USDA’s Request for Information on climate smart agriculture practices for biofuel feedstocks. While USDA’s analysis of climate smart agriculture will have impacts beyond the §45Z Clean

July 26, 2024 Read Full Article

RFA to USDA: Embrace Book-and-Claim Accounting for Climate Smart Agriculture Feedstocks

(Renewable Fuels Association)  The Renewable Fuels Association today submitted comments urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to implement the use of a “book-and-claim” accounting framework for tracking and transferring the greenhouse gas benefits of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices through the biofuels supply chain. The comments

July 26, 2024 Read Full Article

Letter: Ethanol Has Positive Climate and Human Health Benefits

by Brian Werner (Minnesota Biofuels Association/Republican Eagle)  An opinion piece published in the Republican Eagle on July 12 by the Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance presented a one-sided view of the environmental benefits of ethanol and mislead readers into believing that ethanol

July 25, 2024 Read Full Article

A Record Year for Ethanol Exports: U.S. Grains Council Touts Success around the World

by James Henry (AgriNews) Along with solid sales of U.S. corn and distillers grains, ethanol exports are on pace to break an all-time record. Ryan LeGrand, president and CEO of the U.S. Grains Council, shared the exciting news at the Corn Congress

July 23, 2024 Read Full Article

Ethanol, Agriculture and the Courts

by Doug Durante (Clean Fuels Development Coalition/South Dakota Farmer's Union)  SCOTUS. Not just another Washington, D.C., acronym where everything is given an alphabetized name – USDA, DOE, EPA, DOJ, FBI, DOC – there is no end to the acronyms of our

July 21, 2024 Read Full Article

What Is Climate Smart Agriculture?

by Olivia Messerges and Trent Ford (farmdoc daily) As the United States agricultural system faces the challenges of feeding a growing population, adapting to climate change, and reducing environmental consequences, the concept of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) was established as a comprehensive

July 12, 2024 Read Full Article

U.S. Renewable Diesel Production Growth Drastically Impacts Global Feedstock Trade

(U.S. Department of Agriculture) During the past few years, the landscape for U.S. renewable diesel production has drastically changed, akin to the growth of ethanol and biodiesel during the past two decades. Driven by federal and state policies aimed at reducing

July 11, 2024 Read Full Article

Report: Japan Works to Develop SAF Standards

by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) Japan is working to develop standards for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) according to a report filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service's Global Agricultural Information Network on July 5. The government is expecting to begin drafting

July 10, 2024 Read Full Article

'Climate Smart' Label Spells Trouble for Farm Bill

by Marc Heller (E&E News) Lawmakers are at odds over how to define climate-friendly farming. --  Lawmakers looking to use the 2024 farm bill to fight climate change are running into another complication: Not everyone agrees on what makes agriculture "climate smart." Shifting

July 09, 2024 Read Full Article

OMB Regulatory Agenda Outlines Upcoming RFS, HBIIP And CO2 Pipeline Rulemakings

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The White House Office of Management and Budget on July 5 published its 2024 Unified Agenda and Regulatory Plan, which outlines rulemakings and other actions under development by various federal agencies related to the Renewable

July 09, 2024 Read Full Article

Procedures for Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with the Production of Domestic Agricultural Commodities Used as Biofuel Feedstocks DEADLINE July 25, 2024

(U.S. Department of Agriculture)  The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking public input on procedures for the quantification, reporting, and verification of the effect of climate-smart farming practices on the greenhouse gas (GHG) net emissions estimates associated with the production of

July 09, 2024 Read Full Article

Fire, Aim, Ready -- There Is Skepticism whether the U.S. Will Be Ready or if Consumers even Want EVs

by Allen Schaeffer (Engine Technology Forum/Biobased Diesel Daily) New “technology-neutral” federal regulations are designed to drive automakers toward electric vehicles, but there is skepticism whether the U.S. will be ready or if consumers even want this. Image: Rich Kassel, AJW Inc. Fire, aim,

July 08, 2024 Read Full Article

Leading Scientists Urge Court to Reject Faulty Land Use Change Arguments

(Renewable Fuels Association)  The nation’s leading experts in agricultural economics and biofuels lifecycle analysis urged the D.C. Circuit Court last week to reject erroneous claims made by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) in its lawsuit challenging EPA’s 2023-2025 Renewable Fuel Standard volumes. In its

July 08, 2024 Read Full Article

US Rapeseed/Canola-Oil Imports Surge after EPA Approved Its Use for Hydrotreated Biofuel under RFS Program in December 2022

(UFOP/Biobased Diesel Daily) The December 2022 approval the U.S. EPA granted for rapeseed oil for use as hydrotreated biofuel feedstock has led to a sharp rise in import volumes in the ensuing year and a half.  In December 2022, EPA finalized approval of

July 05, 2024 Read Full Article

Cassava Prices Soaring in Nigeria Due to Increased Demand from Ethanol Producers

by Vivek Waghmode (ChiniMandi)  The price of cassava is experiencing a rise due to increased competition from industries like ethanol production. This surge in industrial demand is creating a ripple effect, pushing up prices for everyday food items derived from cassava. A staple

July 03, 2024 Read Full Article

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to the SAF Grand Challenge

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) 26 Workstreams, 140 Activities and with 2030 & 2030-2050 impact timeframes — The SAF Grand Challenge is ambitious and detailed, with many US Federal agencies and one aggressive goal. In this deck, the deed for policy

July 03, 2024 Read Full Article

A Crop Insurance Provider's Advice for Adding Sustainable Practices

by Cheyenne Kramer (AgWeb) With the adoption of sustainable farming practices on the rise, more producers may be looking at how double or relay cropping fits into their operations. Sheila Backer, assistant vice president of underwriting at Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance,

July 02, 2024 Read Full Article

APHIS Releases Preview of Request for Information on Options for Reducing Regulations for Modified Microbes DEADLINE September 3, 2024

(U.S. Department of Agriculture) he U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will soon invite public comment for 60 days on a Request for Information (RFI) once published in the Federal Register. The RFI will explore options

July 01, 2024 Read Full Article

SAF Roundtable in Vancouver

by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com)  Representatives of the U.S. biofuels industry, including Renewable Fuels Association Vice President of Government Affairs Ed Hubbard, joined a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) policy roundtable in Vancouver, Canada recently on the sidelines of a USDA agribusiness trade mission. The U.S.

July 01, 2024 Read Full Article

USDA Announces Improvements to Camelina Pilot Insurance Program

(U.S. Department of Agriculture) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced improvements to the camelina pilot crop insurance program for the 2025 and succeeding crop years. USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is expanding coverage options by allowing enterprise units and increasing

June 28, 2024 Read Full Article

USDA Awards REAP Grants To 2 Ethanol Producers

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The USDA on June 26 awarded nearly $100 million in loans and grants to 473 projects under the Renewable Energy for America Program. Commonwealth Agri-Energy LLC and Redfield Energy LLC were among those selected for

June 27, 2024 Read Full Article

Clean Fuels Welcomes USDA Request for Information on Climate Smart Ag DEADLINE July 25, 2024

(Clean Fuels Alliance America) Today, Clean Fuels welcomed the Hon. Tom Vilsack, U.S. Agriculture Secretary, as he announced a Request for Information regarding climate smart ag practices for biofuel feedstocks. These practices can further lower the lifecycle carbon scores of advanced biofuels like

June 26, 2024 Read Full Article

University of Nevada, Reno Research Focuses on Use of Cactus Pear in Biofuel Production

by John Seelmeyer (Nevada Today) University of Nevada, Reno research focuses on use of cactus pear in biofuel production; Spurred by climate change demands, three-year field trial identifies high-production varieties; Cactus pear, known scientifically as Opuntia cochenillifera, appears to have significant potential

June 25, 2024 Read Full Article

USDA: Growth In US Renewable Diesel Production Impacts Global Feedstock Trade

by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine)  The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on June 11 published a report discussing how the recent boom in U.S. renewable diesel production has caused market-altering shifts to both foreign and domestic feedstock trade.  U.S. renewable diesel consumption has

June 24, 2024 Read Full Article
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