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USDA Says Trade Efforts Are Working to Build Markets Abroad
USDA Says Trade Efforts Are Working to Build Markets Abroad

The agency says exports picked up steam this year in countries such as Canada, India and Japan and that the new Regional Agricultural Promotion Program will keep the wheels of progress turning in 2024.

Ag Policy
Vilsack Focuses on Farm Bill Possibilities with National Sustainable Ag Coalition
Vilsack Focuses on Farm Bill Possibilities with National Sustainable Ag Coalition

Vilsack said USDA believes there are more options for farmers other than “get big or get out. There’s got to be a system in which the many and most have a fair shot.”

Jim Wiesemeyer
Industry
Renewable Fuel's Big Week: EPA's RFS Proposal And Year-Round E15 Legislation
Renewable Fuel's Big Week: EPA's RFS Proposal And Year-Round E15 Legislation

Proposed renewable fuel volume targets, electric vehicle's seat at the RFS table and year-round E15 odds: Here's everything you need to know about renewable fuel's big week on The Hill.

Jenna Hoffman
Ag Policy
$100 Million Grant to Renewable Fuels Will Bring ‘New Wave of Growth’
$100 Million Grant to Renewable Fuels Will Bring ‘New Wave of Growth’

These funds—separate from the $500 million recently enacted through the Inflation Reduction Act—will be used for facility installation, retrofitting and pump upgrades, along with new equipment and buildings.

Jenna Hoffman
Ag Policy
The Iowa State study shows that unless exports can make up for the reduced mandate, corn prices would drop.
Research Shows Leading RFS Reform Proposal Would Hurt Farmers

A new study from the Iowa State University Center for Agriculture and Rural Development shows a cap on Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) would dramatically reduce ethanol use.

Anna-Lisa Laca
Ag Policy
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Biofuel Fight Lives On

The price of biofuel blending credits tumbled Friday on mounting speculation that the fight by independent oil refiners to change U.S. laws mandating the use of ethanol will lead to rule changes.

Bloomberg
Ag Policy
Congress approved the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in 2005. It was expanded in 2007. It sets the required levels of biofuels to be mixed into the nation's auto fuel supply.
Biofuel Fight Lives On

The price of biofuel blending credits tumbled Friday on mounting speculation that the fight by independent oil refiners to change U.S. laws mandating the use of ethanol will lead to rule changes.

Bloomberg