Biden plan seeks to boost rural America through investments
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has released a broad plan to revitalize rural America through investments in agriculture, rural economies and infrastructure...The plan builds on policies the former vice president has already released on health care and...
Is ‘agri-energy’ an answer for Maine’s dairy industry?
At Flood Brothers Farm in Clinton, Jenni Tilton-Flood calls it “black gold.” Dairy farms produce a lot of manure — and they’re looking for new ways to make use of it. With 1,800 milking cows, Flood Brothers is Maine’s largest dairy farm. It also has 4,600 acres to...
EPA to hold hearing on 2020 RFS proposal July 31 in Michigan
The U.S. EPA has announced plans to hold a public hearing July 31 in Ypsilanti, Michigan, on its proposed rule to set 2020 renewable volume obligations (RVOs) and the 2021 RVO for biomass-based diesel under the Renewable Fuel Standard. Representatives of the ethanol...
Reps. Kind and Reed Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Make Alternative Energy Options Affordable for Wisconsin’s Dairy Farmers
Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) and U.S. Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) introduced the Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Act, bipartisan legislation that will provide tax incentives for farmers and rural electric cooperatives who invest in biogas technology. “Wisconsin’s...
Disputed ground: The future of landfill gas-to-energy
Operators champion landfill gas as a source of renewable energy and revenue. But as communities seek to divert more organics and climate anxiety intensifies, the practice has been decried as greenwashing. The full story of landfill gas (LFG) is complicated. More >>
Electricity excluded from EPA’s proposed 2020 RFS fuel targets
The U.S. EPA last Friday released the 2020 fuel targets for the Renewable Fuel Standard known as the renewable volume obligation (RVO). More than 11 years have passed since Congress included electricity from renewable feedstocks as a qualifying fuel in the program,...
EPA proposes 2020 RVOs, 2021 RVO for biomass-based diesel
The U.S. EPA has proposed to require 20.04 billion gallons of renewable fuels to be blended into the U.S. fuel supply next year, up from 19.92 billion gallons in 2019, according to a rulemaking released by the agency July 5. The agency has proposed to set the 2020 RVO...
American Biogas Council Denounces EPA’s Draft 2020 RFS Fuel Targets
The American Biogas Council (ABC) Executive Director, Patrick Serfass, issued the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) release of the 2020 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): “While we...
Chobani unveils program to support the ‘future of dairy’
Greek yogurt maker Chobani LLC, the second-largest overall yogurt manufacturer in the United States, announced a comprehensive new program to further its commitment to positive transformation of its “milkshed” — supporting the economic, environmental and social...