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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, September 28, 2024
A major biofuel producer has stopped purchasing corn at some of its ethanol plants as the industry grapples with slipping demand and more consumers stay at home during the coronavirus outbreak.
Farmers and senators alike say President Donald Trump has little to gain and a lot to lose if he appeals the recent 10th Circuit opinion that has been widely praised by the ag and biofuels industry.
The Trump administration plans to fight an appeals court ruling that called into question the Environmental Protection Agency’s awarding of biofuel mandate waivers, sources tell Agri-Pulse.
The biofuel industry is eagerly anticipating a decision from the Trump administration on future small refinery exemptions this week, while Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue heads to Capitol Hill for a grilling on the Market Facilitation Program, food stamps and other issues.
The Trump administration will slash the number of biofuel usage exemptions for small refineries as the result of an appeals court ruling, says Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue.
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler expects to announce within days what the Trump administration will do about a recent appeals court decision striking down three small refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuel Standard.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue calls for cutting agriculture's environmental footprint in half by 2050, and also endorses carbon pricing to encourage farmers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
As discussions and debates over climate change legislation and policy heat up in Congress and in the federal government, nearly two dozen major farm groups announced a coalition today to ensure the views of U.S. agriculture are well represented.