The upcoming annual Ag Outlook Forum in Kansas City September 16 will feature a panel discussion on the Future of Biofuels. Moderated by Kansas Corn CEO Emeritus Greg Krissek, the panel will feature Donnell Rehagen, CEO, Clean Fuels Alliance America; Jeff Davidman, Vice President – Government Affairs, Delta Air Lines; and Lee Blank, CEO, Summit Carbon Solutions. Together they will …
EPA Official Highlights Agency’s Biofuels Support
EPA’s Senior Advisor for Agriculture Rod Snyder talked about the agency’s commitment to biofuels and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) during an appearance Monday at the Ag Outlook Forum in Kansas City. “In June, EPA finalized the largest renewable volume obligations in the history of the RFS,” said Snyder. “We project the new standard will require nearly seven billion RINS …
Agri-Pulse Newsmakers on Biofuels
Last Friday’s Agri-Pulse Newsmakers featured a discussion on biofuels policy and farm bill with Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) National Corn Growers Association’s Kathy Bergren, American Coalition for Ethanol CEO Brian Jennings, and Kurt Kovarik with Clean Fuels Alliance America. Well worth watching – check it out below:
EPA Administrator Regan on Agri-Pulse Newsmakers
The latest episode of Agri-Pulse Newsmakers is out and the featured interview is with EPA Administrator Michael Regan. EPA sent its proposed biofuel blending requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard to the White House Office of Management and Budget for final review this week in an effort to get those finalized by June 3. Agri-Pulse host Spencer Chase asked Regan …
Agri-Pulse Newsmakers Features E15
The latest episode of Agri-Pulse Newsmakers features last week’s big announcement on summer sales of E15. Host Spencer Chase interviews Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) on the announcement, followed by a panel discussion on the future of ethanol policy and agriculture’s current relationship with the EPA featuring Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper, Courtney Briggs with the American Farm …
Vilsack Discusses Sustainable Aviation Fuel
During an appearance before the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City and Agri-Pulse Ag Outlook Forum Monday, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack addressed concerns about the proposed tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel that it might leave out corn and soybean feedstocks. Agri-Pulse editor and president Sara Wyant asked the secretary if we can expect the administration to “weigh in …
Agri-Pulse Doing Deep Dive into Biofuels
Agri-Pulse is investigating how the biofuels industry has changed and where it’s headed in season two of the farm policy news outlet’s Deep Dive podcast series. “The renewable fuels industry has a strong impact on farmers, rural communities and almost all consumers who fuel up with at least 10% ethanol in their gasoline tanks,” says Agri-Pulse Editor Sara Wyant. “As …
New EPA Chief Pledges to Get RFS Back on Track
The day after the Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule to extend the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) compliance deadlines for 2019 and 2020 until 2022, Administrator Michael Regan told the Agri-Pulse Ag and Food Policy Summit they are focused on getting the program back on track. “More transparency, more certainty in the decisions that we’ve made and looking at fuel …
House Ag Committee Chair Says Ethanol is Priority
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson puts ethanol second only to the hog industry in priority to get some kind of assistance to mitigate losses this year due to coronavirus restrictions. “Because of the price of oil collapsing and people not driving…and also these waivers that have been given out by the administration, which should have never been considered,” Peterson …
Another Successful Agri-Pulse Summit
The 2019 Agri-Pulse Ag and Food Policy Summit was another success for the best farm policy news team in the free world. The event at the National Press Club featured an all-star line up that started with USDA Chief Economist Rob Johannson, and ended with Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney, with Under Secretary …
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