Head of the U.S. EPA, Lee Zeldin, says it is unacceptable that farmers, and other small businesses continually experience failures of diesel-powered equipment when they need it most.
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Farmers get more working time after a DEF sensor failure
Environmental Protection Agency extends allowable engine operating times after emissions system failures
US EPA proposes higher biofuel blending volumes through 2027
The Trump administration on Friday proposed to increase the amount of biofuels that oil refiners must blend into the nation’s fuel mix over the next two years, driven by a surge in biomass-based diesel mandates.
EPA audits used cooking oil
REUTERS — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched investigations into the supply chains of at least two renewable fuel producers amid industry concerns that some may be using fraudulent feedstocks for biodiesel to secure lucrative government subsidies. EPA spokesperson Jeffrey Landis said the agency has launched audits over the past year, but declined to […] Read more
U.S. farm groups sue EPA over vehicle emissions
Canada has committed to a goal in which all new vehicle sales in the country will be zero emission by 2035
WINNIPEG — U.S. farm groups are suing the Environmental Protection Agency, claiming its policy on electric vehicles picks “one tool for fighting climate change over others.” On June 13 the American Farm Bureau Federation, the National Corn Growers Association, the American Petroleum Institute and a group of car dealers filed a lawsuit in the D.C. […] Read more
VIDEO: Day 1 – Commodity Classic 2024
HOUSTON, Texas — Day one of the 2024 Commodity Classic is in the books and a few interesting themes emerged from the annual gathering of U.S. corn, soybean, wheat and sorghum growers. U.S. farmers are clearly annoyed about a number of new pesticide regulations. Growers felt blindsided by a federal district court ruling in Arizona […] Read more
U.S. OKs existing dicamba supplies
CHICAGO, Ill. (Reuters) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says farmers can use some existing supplies of herbicides based on the chemical dicamba, despite a recent federal court ruling that halted their use. The decision is a win for farmers who planned to use dicamba products sold by Bayer, BASF and Syngenta on genetically modified […] Read more
Renewable diesel plans unrealistic: analyst
SASKATOON — The renewable diesel math does not add up, says an economist. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule in June 2023 establishing a mandate for four to 4.5 billion gallons of renewable diesel and biodiesel by 2025. In the meantime, the U.S. biofuel industry has announced plans for six billion gallons […] Read more
EPA’s renewable fuel rule called ‘missed opportunity’
Clean fuel producers, oilseed processors, fuel distributors and marketers have all made significant investments to grow the industry rapidly over the next several years. "The volumes EPA finalized today are not high enough to support those goals," said Kurt Kovarik, vice president of federal affairs with Clean Fuels Alliance America.
Clean energy decision could soon impact oilseed markets
June promises to be momentous for the oilseed market, including canola, and for the future of bio-based diesel and aviation fuel as American lawmakers make several important decisions. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week sent to the White House its final rule regulating biofuel blending for 2023-25. The first public release of the EPA’s […] Read more
