
SOURCE: CoBank
October 20, 2026
BY Erin Krueger
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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.
PurposeEnergy on Oct. 19 announced the commissioning of its industrial food waste and wastewater pre-treatment facility in Minster, Ohio. The facility converts organic waste into biogas, clean water and fertilizer.
The ASEAN Centre for Energy and Airbus have signed MOU) establishing a three-year cooperation program to support the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
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.