Articles Tagged with ''biofuels''

A partnership between ag-tech giant Corteva and oil behemoth BP is eying a 10% share of the EU market for green jet fuel, an optimistic signal for a biofuel industry facing an uncertain policy future. 

America’s corn producers were expressing disappointment after legislation to allow year-round U.S. sales of higher ethanol blends, known as E15, was left out of a suite of fiscal 2026 spending bills unveiled Tuesday as lawmakers try to avoid another government shutdown. Lawmakers who support year-round E15 were working to salvage the provision. 

As farmers get a new round of bad crop market news, biofuel investment has stalled due to U.S. policy uncertainty. 

California regulators are scrapping a biodiesel rule related to smog concerns that the industry has long said isn't needed.

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, R-Ark., says the administration will have to determine the dollar amount of any additional aid.

A federal grand jury has indicted several Chinese nationals on charges related to stealing and re-selling used cooking oil across several U.S. states. The alleged theft underscores the need for stronger measures to protect waste feedstocks that have become increasingly valuable in the making of biodiesel and other lower-emitting fuels, the North American Renderers Association said. 

Could 2026 be a bust-to-boom story for U.S. biodiesel producers?

U.S. soybean farmers bedeviled by dried up trade flows, higher production costs and lower crop prices could use a robust market for domestic biofuel right about now, according to growers and processors dealing with a teetering farm economy.

Summit Carbon Solutions, the company behind a nearly $10 billion carbon pipeline meant to boost the fortunes of the U.S. Corn Belt, is working to win support after a raft of setbacks. Meanwhile, a CO2 project with ethanol plants in Nebraska has started up operations, giving the No. 3 corn-growing U.S. state a potential edge over No. 1 Iowa. 

Flags are at half-staff at USDA and across the federal government following the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, who called Kirk a “dear friend and brother,” quickly posted a long statement shortly after his death.