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RFA cautiously optimistic about EPA’s renewable volume reallocation proposal

RFA cautiously optimistic about EPA’s renewable volume reallocation proposal

The Renewable Fuels Association today said it is encouraged by the Environmental Protection Agency’s new proposal to ensure that renewable fuel volumes lost to small refinery exemptions in 2023-2025 will be reallocated to future RFS standards. EPA is co-proposing two options to account for renewable fuel blending volumes lost to SREs: Reallocate all of the exempted volume and add it to 2026 and 2027 RFS requirements, or reallocate half of the exempted volume. “While we continue to question...

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USDA forecasts farm income rise amid cost pressures

USDA forecasts farm income rise amid cost pressures

Despite falling crop prices and stubbornly high input costs, USDA’s latest farm income forecast points to stronger bottom lines in 2025. The report, released on Wednesday, projects net farm income to climb well above earlier expectations, marking a reversal after...

Consistent soil testing can help detect soybean cyst nematodes

Consistent soil testing can help detect soybean cyst nematodes

One of the most problematic soybean pests is also one of the most difficult to detect. And once it’s in your field, it’s there for good. Dylan Mangel, SCN Coalition plant pathologist, said farmers need to be alert and take preventative actions against soybean cyst...

Appeals court rules against Trump’s reciprocal tariffs

Appeals court rules against Trump’s reciprocal tariffs

An appeals court recently ruled against the president’s authority on tariffs. However, the playing field stays the same for now. The Federal Court of Appeals recently decided that President Donald Trump does not have the power to set tariffs on imports based on the...

Grassley to seek more aid for soybean producers

Grassley to seek more aid for soybean producers

As soybean growers voice their frustrations due to low prices for their crops and rising input prices United States Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) says he plans to speak with USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins about the need for aid. Grassley says that legislation may be...

Butter prices plunge despite strong export demand

Butter prices plunge despite strong export demand

After a brief stretch of optimism, the dairy sector is once again under pressure, with butter prices sliding to their lowest levels since 2021. Just last year, strong demand and high prices gave producers hope that a rebound was underway, but the momentum has quickly...

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