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Grassley hopeful for year-round E15 legislation in 2025
United States Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) says that he is hopeful that Congress can pass legislation for year-round E15 sales nationwide in 2025. Grassley adds that if his bill for year-round E15 sales passes, it is likely to happen at the end of the calendar this year. He says that the latest USDA forecast of a massive corn crop has escalated the need for legislation. Grassley says that in the past, both parties have had Presidents pass waivers for summer E15 sales. Grassley says...
Iowa Farm Bureau members encouraged to keep telling their story
During the recent Iowa Farm Bureau Annual Meeting, members were able to become educated on different topics in managing their operations for the future, as well as strengthening their rural communities. They also received an update as to where things are in the seat...
Axne has mixed reaction over EPA announcement
Iowa Third District Congresswoman Cindy Axne had mixed feelings over the EPA?s Renewable Volume Obligations announcement this past week.In an interview with IARN affiliate KMA, Axne said the RVOs set for 2022 are putting the biofuels industry on the right path. The...
New demand for U.S. soy through sustainable aviation fuel
Sustainable aviation fuel is causing new growing demand for U.S. soybeans.Matt Herman, environmental science director with the National Biodiesel Board, says sustainable aviation fuel is a clean substitute for fossil fuels used in jet fuel that can deliver the same...
Hinson bill would help preserve the Driftless Area
Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson has helped introduce a bipartisan bill that would preserve an ecologically-unique region spanning Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin.During her weekly press call, Congresswoman Hinson says the Driftless Area Landscape Conservation...
USDA makes $800 million available for biofuels pandemic relief
The COVID-19 pandemic hit the American economy hard. We are still feeling the ripple effects of it almost two years later. Of course, some sectors of the economy took it harder than others. Many of those were reliant on travel and human interaction. When you have...
House passes bills promoting livestock market transparency
Groups like the National Cattlemen?s Beef Association (NCBA) are pleased the House of Representatives passed two bills that provide producers with greater transparency in the cattle markets. The House voted 418-9 to advance legislation that would extend the...
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Finalists named for 2022 Iowa’s best pork tenderloin contest
Finalists Named for 2022 Iowa's Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin Contest(Clive, Iowa) October 3, 2022 ? For two decades, Iowa?s Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin Contest has been drawing attention from connoisseurs near and far. After all, the coveted title is not just given...
Ethanol?s future with EPA now calling the shots
As per the terms of the legislative Acts which created and extended the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), Congress no longer has the power to set the Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) that dictate how many gallons of biofuels need to be blended each year. That number...
Opening Market Podcast – Greg McBride Allendale 10-3-22
OPENING MARKET PODCAST: Dustin Hoffmann talks with Greg McBride of Allendale about what we might be looking at in today's trade.
Fall quarterly grain stocks report holds plenty of surprises
The USDA released its Quarterly Grain Stocks Report this morning. The markets were anticipating a pretty mild report, but there were both positive and negative factors that provided a lot of contrast across the market board. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride...
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