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June 10, 2014
BY Holly Jessen
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The USDA on Oct. 19 announced plans to launch a new Harvest Fuel Relief program to provide $8 billion to U.S. farmers to help offset high fuel costs. The one-time payments will be funded through the USDA’s CCC and administered by the FSA.
CoBank on Oct. 7 released its latest quarterly insights report, which discusses the impact of 45Z clean fuel production credits and fuel mandates on biofuel demand and highlights how soaring fuel prices are impacting the farm supply chain.
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, and six of her colleagues on Oct. 15 sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin urging the agency to expand Renewable Fuel Standard eligibility for qualified fuel used in marine transportation.
The U.S EPA has announced it will hold a virtual public hearing on Nov. 4 to gather stakeholder input on the rulemaking it released in mid-October that proposes two options to reallocate 770 million RINs waived through recent SREs under the RFS.
Researchers at Penn State have found that mixing manure with plant biomass can increase methane production — which is necessary for biogas — and improve the economic feasibility of farm-scale anaerobic digestion.