The VP of Legislative Affairs of the American Meat Institute told the Wall Street Journal that “Our single biggest priority is for Congress to reject a new renewable-fuels mandate”.
The executive director of the Illinois Beef Association told RFD Radio that “That doesn’t mean that they speak for the National Beef Cattlemen’s Association or this state,” adding that her association supported the expansion of the Illinois ethanol industry.
Meanwhile, the president and chief executive of the Renewable Fuels Association told a group of Citi analysts that an increased renewable fuel standard is likely to be included in the new energy bill.
Agra Industries has awarded the plant engineering, procurement and technology contract for its 55 Mgy corn Western Illinois ethanol plant to Delta-T Corporation, a subsidiary of Bateman Litwin. The $3...
In Illinois, One Earth Energy has closed its financing for its 100 Mgy corn ethanol plant in Gibson City. Construction will commence this month, and the plant will commence operation in July 2009.
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In Illinois, Rex Stores announced that it will provide $50.8 million in equity for a 100 Mgy corn ethanol plant in Gibson City. Rex will own 74 percent of the equity in One Earth Energy, which is deve...
In Washington, the American Meat Institute, National Chicken Council, National Cattlemen's Beef Association and five other groups wrote Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer to oppose federally guaranteed ...
Top Story: The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, in a report that will be submitted to the UN General Assembly on October 25, has called for a five-year ban on conversion of land...
A new study sponsored by the American Meat Institute, National Chicken Council and National Turkey Federation has called for an end to ethanol subsidies, saying that the industry does not need the inc...
Frank Bell | Oct 14, 2007 | Reply
I hope the President of the Renewable Fuels Association is correct that some, any, or more renewable fuel standards will be in the new energy bill. Nobody seeems to know what they are buying, is it junk or good, and this is helping cause chaoa in the renewable fuels industry.