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RFS tells USDA climate-smart agriculture is a unique opportunity to decarbonize biofuels

RFS tells USDA climate-smart agriculture is a unique opportunity to decarbonize biofuels

October 1, 2024 |

In Washington, testimony at a USDA public consultation on climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and biofuel feedstocks, RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper endorsed the “extraordinary opportunity” for CSA to help decarbonize renewable fuels and urged federal agencies, including the Treasury Department, to embrace book-and-claim supply chain management approaches. “If 45Z and other regulations require that physical commodities […]

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Sens. Ernst and Klobuchar demand USDA keep HBIIP operational

Sens. Ernst and Klobuchar demand USDA keep HBIIP operational

September 26, 2024 |

In Washington, as the deadline to extend the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) rapidly approaches, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is demanding certainty for consumers, biofuel producers, and retail store owners by requesting the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) keep the program operational. She partnered with Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and led three of […]

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USDA funds 160 projects in 26 states to boost biofuels and renewables under IRA

USDA funds 160 projects in 26 states to boost biofuels and renewables under IRA

August 19, 2024 |

In Washington, on the second anniversary of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is funding 160 projects in 26 states to expand access to clean energy systems and increase the availability of domestic biofuels that will create new market opportunities and jobs for U.S. farmers, […]

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USDA backs research into sustainable jet fuel and fish feed from wood

USDA backs research into sustainable jet fuel and fish feed from wood

August 7, 2024 |

In Maine, The University of Maine announced it has been awarded a $10 million USDA grant for their Sustainable Wood to Fuel and Fish Feed for Strengthening the U.S. Bioeconomy project. This initiative aims to utilize low-value wood from Maine’s forests to produce sustainable jet fuel and fish feed. The project involves collaboration with the […]

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RFA submits comments to USDA on “book-and-claim” for climate-smart agriculture in biofuels supply chain

RFA submits comments to USDA on “book-and-claim” for climate-smart agriculture in biofuels supply chain

July 30, 2024 |

In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association last week 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 were filed in response to USDA’s request for information (RFI) on procedures for […]

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USDA improves camelina pilot crop insurance program for 2025 season

USDA improves camelina pilot crop insurance program for 2025 season

July 1, 2024 |

In Washington, the 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 maximum coverage levels. In addition, RMA is aligning planting dates with winter wheat for the Southern Plains. […]

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USDA seeing information on climate-smart farming practices for biofuel feedstock

USDA seeing information on climate-smart farming practices for biofuel feedstock

June 26, 2024 |

In Washington, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking information from the public on procedures for quantifying, reporting, and verifying the effect of climate-smart farming practices on the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with U.S.-grown biofuel feedstock crops. The input is being collected through a Request for Information to establish voluntary standards for biofuel feedstocks […]

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Bipartisan group of senators want EPA, USDA, CBP and USTR on top of Chinese UCO import surge

Bipartisan group of senators want EPA, USDA, CBP and USTR on top of Chinese UCO import surge

June 25, 2024 |

In Washington, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. led a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the United States Trade Representative (USTR) concerned with the recent and dramatic increase in used cooking oil imports from China.  Recent news coverage has suggested that large […]

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Corn use for ethanol and soy for biodiesel fall due to season maintenance

Corn use for ethanol and soy for biodiesel fall due to season maintenance

June 3, 2024 |

In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports USDA data shows April corn use for ethanol production fell 12% to 416.92 million bushels in April from the month prior due to seasonal maintenance closures. Despite the temporary closures and lower ethanol and DDGS production as a result, corn usage for ethanol remains on track for the year. […]

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Yield10 Bioscience gets USDA approval for its GM camelina

Yield10 Bioscience gets USDA approval for its GM camelina

March 21, 2024 |

In Massachusetts, Yield10 Bioscience announced that USDA-APHIS’s Biotechnology Regulatory Services has determined that Yield10’s Camelina sativa varieties developed using genetic engineering (modified Camelina) to produce omega-3 fatty acids are not subject to the regulations under 7 CFR part 340, and may be grown and bred in the United States. The global markets for omega-3 fatty […]

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