The Nebraska Ethanol Board, Renewable Fuels Nebraska, and participating retails stations are once again teaming up in October to Fuel the Cure and fund breast cancer research. For every gallon of higher ethanol blend sold between Oct. 1-31, nearly 50 Nebraska fuel retailers will donate 3 cents toward cancer research and services within the state. Participating retailers supporting the cause …
NCGA Calls on Members to Comment on CAFE Standards
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) this week called on its members to urge the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to provide a level playing field for biofuels such as ethanol by submitting comments on the agency’s proposed increase in the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standard. NHTSA has proposed that the CAFE standard, which regulates how much fuel a …
Badger State Ethanol Selling Surplus Equipment
As Badger State Ethanol of Monroe, Wisconsin is updating and expanding their grain processing facility to produce 90 million gallons per year of ethanol along with corn oil and carbon dioxide, the company is selling its surplus processing and support equipment by online auction through Maas Companies Highlights include: 5+ Ton/Hour Animal Feed Pelletizing System by California Pellet Mill; York …
RFA Elects 2024 Board and Leadership
The Renewable Fuels Association elected officers and board members this week at its annual membership meeting in Des Moines. Erik Huschitt, CEO of Badger State Ethanol, was re-elected as chairman of the organization. “If the ethanol industry has learned anything over the past 20 years, it’s to not get complacent in the good times, and that we must stay vigilant …
Verbio Harvesting Stover for RNG
For the second year, Verbio is harvesting corn stover to be used as a feedstock to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) at its large-scale plant in Nevada, Iowa, and looking to begin ethanol production later this year. “We are excited about this new harvest season,” says Greg Faith, President of the Verbio Nevada Biorefinery. “Unlocking the value of organic residue …
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 …
Ethanol Report on Environmental Benefits
One might think that after nearly two decades of the Renewable Fuel Standard that the environmental benefits of corn ethanol would be accepted, but one might be wrong. According to a draft report from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board (SAB), the effectiveness of the RFS in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions “remains highly uncertain from a scientific perspective” …
Ethanol Groups Challenge EPA Board Over Climate Benefits
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) heard testimony Thursday from ethanol organizations challenging a recent report on the climate impacts of corn ethanol and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The workgroup draft commentary was sent to EPA Administrator Michael Regan regarding the RFS “Set” Rule. Dr. Sheila Olmstead, University of Texas at Austin Professor of Public Affairs, …
NCGA Tells EPA to Follow the Science on Ethanol
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) sent a letter last week to the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan addressing recent concerns raised by the agency’s scientific advisory board about the environmental benefits of ethanol. In the letter, NCGA CEO Neil Caskey noted that the research shows unequivocally that ethanol is important to addressing climate change. “There are no shortage …
ACE Sets Record Straight on RFS Set Rule
The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) this week set the record straight on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) “Set” Rule, countering biased allegations made concerning the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) impacts of corn starch ethanol. ACE CEO Brian Jennings responded to comments by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) workgroup in a letter to Administrator Regan in …