Ethanol plants creep back online, but hand sanitizer challenges remain

05/15/20 1:06 PM By Ben Nuelle

Some ethanol plants are slowly coming back online as gasoline demand grows, but FDA guidelines continue to make it difficult for facilities to produce alcohol for hand sanitizer, industry leaders say.

Farm Hands on the Potomac…Oct. 11, 2017

10/11/17 3:45 AM

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2017 - The Renewable Fuels Association re-elected Mick Henderson as the chairman of its board of directors.

Pacific Ethanol CEO honored with renewable fuels industry award

03/02/17 9:05 AM By Jodi Delapaz

WASHINGTON, Mar. 2, 2017 - Pacific Ethanol CEO Neil Koehler was honored with the Renewable Fuels Association’s 2017 Industry Award.

National Pork Board CEO Bill Even

This week’s Open Mic guest is Bill Even, CEO of the National Pork Board. Last year proved challenging for the nation’s swine producers and the pork industry despite a record-setting pace for global pork sales. While the new year offers challenges from higher feed costs, Even suggests the packing industry is processing animals at near capacity and demand for pork remains robust from both domestic and global markets. A continuing shift of consumers purchasing food online has brought new avenues in product promotion and associations in the food industry to reach consumers. Even says net-zero emissions for producing swine is attainable building on a well-documented path of sustainable production practices.

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Opinion: Policymakers have a huge opportunity to leverage venture investment in food and agriculture. Here’s how.

In this opinion piece, Sanjeev Krishnan with S2G Ventures outlines a path that policymakers can follow to avoid the issues that arise when policy lags behind food and ag tech investment and innovation.

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Washington Week in Review: March 4, 2021: Recovery bill, Vilsack priorities take shape

Action on Capitol Hill this week focused on a $1.9 trillion recovery bill making its way through the Senate. Agri-Pulse's Phil Brasher and Spencer Chase talk about that and some early indications of USDA priorities from Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack.

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