Hillary Rodham Clinton proposed banking and tax changes Wednesday that she said would encourage investment in agriculture and rural businesses, along with expanded federal assistance for farmers and ranchers. The Democratic front-runner’s rural aid package contains an endorsement for ethanol, the corn-based fuel additive. Iowa is the world’s largest producer of ethanol, which is at the center
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Future Market Insights has announced the addition of the “Algae Biofuel Prospects Market: GCC Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment 2014 – 2020” report to their offering. The report discusses how a new concept of alga culture has come up to produce bio fuels. Algae costs more per unit than other bio fuel crops but is
A growing number of biofuel producers are teaming up with farms, meatpackers and waste management companies to tap gassy waste to meet new demand for renewable jet fuel and diesel for vehicles. United has purchased 15 million gallons of renewable jet fuel made from beef tallow, or fat, by Alt Air Fuels and plans to use
Over the weekend, the Renewable Fuel Standard marked a milestone anniversary – 10 years. President George W. Bush signed the RFS into law in 2005, and it was slated to last until 2022. As it made its way through Congress, the legislation passed the Senate on a vote of 85–12 and the House on a vote
Ethanol Producer Magazine will be hosting a webinar at 2 pm CT on March 12 to provide the ethanol industry with useful information about how to certify under the Efficient Producer Petition Process, the cost and time required and the benefits. Sue Retka Schill will moderate and the speakers will include Brent Riffel (Riffel Consulting),