In Washington, the USDA is awarding $39 million in grants to U.S. business owners to increase the availability of domestic biofuels in 18 states and give Americans cleaner, more affordable fuel options. The Department will make $200 million available through the new Biobased Market Access and Development Grants made possible by Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) […]
In Iowa, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development will invest $1 million to help construct a 2,200 kilowatt (kW) farm methane gas digester plant operated by Vermont Renewable Gas in Lyndon, Vermont. The plant will be located at Industrial Parkway in Lyndonville, Vermont. Woody biomass will be put through a High Temperature Ablative Pyrolysis […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
