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Year in review: Farm bill stalemate, elections, disasters and H5N1 dominate ag news

12/29/24 8:35 AM By Lydia Johnson

In 2024, rural America played a large role in carrying Donald Trump to the White House for a second time. Across the country, hurricanes damaged ag infrastructure in Florida, the Carolinas and the Southeastern U.S., and H5N1 spread to dairy cattle.

After months of development, the farm bill passed out of the House Ag Committee with four Democratic votes and guarded optimism, but it never even made it to the House floor, ultimately leading to another one-year extension of the 2018 farm bill.

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Opinion: Biofuels are driving emission reductions; CARB should continue to let them

11/01/24 2:41 PM By Floyd Vergara

In this opinion piece, Floyd Vergara, senior policy adviser at Clean Fuels Alliance America, says biofuels have been responsible for a substantial amount of emission reductions under California's low carbon fuel standard and they need to continue to be supported in the next phase.

Biofuel industry eyes huge new markets amid policy challenges

02/14/24 6:30 AM By Philip Brasher

The nation’s railroads as well as airlines and ocean-going ships offer massive new opportunities for the U.S. biofuel industry, but some significant policy and logistical challenges could stand in the way.

Renewable diesel boom fueling soybean crushing expansion

12/07/22 6:25 AM By Noah Wicks

The renewable diesel boom has fueled a surge in expected soybean crushing capacity and a need for more production of the crop, though the EPA’s proposed Renewable Fuel Standard volumes and declining credit values for California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard may dampen the fledgling industry’s ambitions.

NAS report calls for more research on GHG impacts of biofuels

10/19/22 5:04 PM By Steve Davies

Regulators need to take a closer look at the impacts of biofuel production on land use and the carbon intensity of anaerobic digesters as they develop lifecycle assessments for transportation fuels, a National Academy of Sciences report says.

Groups encourage biofuels in CARB fuel standard revisions

08/10/22 7:13 AM By Haley Bickelhaupt

Groups representing renewable fuel production are encouraging California regulators to consider the role liquid transportation fuels — and biofuels in particular — can play in carbon-reduction efforts in the state.

Digester business booming, but some question their value

02/02/22 6:34 AM By Steve Davies

Anaerobic digesters that take manure and turn it into biomethane for the transportation sector and other industrial uses are a key part of the dairy industry’s strategy to get to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Fate of climate payment plans in hands of researchers

11/16/20 1:00 PM By Steve Davies

A dizzying array of ongoing research projects, with sponsors ranging from the Energy Department to multinational food industry giants, may determine whether carbon credit markets can become a reliable, meaningful source of income for farmers.

California renewable diesel reaches 100 million gallons

11/14/18 12:56 PM By Sandra Cowherd

In an effort to meet the state's Low Carbon Fuel Standard, California has increased its renewable net diesel supply since 2011.

Ethanol, biodiesel at odds over California Low Carbon Fuel Standard

01/30/18 11:05 AM By Spencer Chase

One would think a state’s effort to introduce more low-carbon fuels into the gas tanks of consumers would be cheered by renewable fuels stakeholders of all shapes and sizes. But one would be wrong.

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Jan. 31, 2025: House Ag Committee leadership, Zippy Duvall at AFBF convention

Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., is the new ranking member on the House Ag Committee. We sat down with her and Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Penn., to discuss their vision for leading the committee and their stance on nutrition programs, which could be subject to cuts in budget reconciliation.

Then, American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall joins the show from the organization’s convention in San Antonio, Texas, to discuss concerns he’s hearing from farmers.

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