E15
The National Corn Growers Association is urging action on E15 and the Farm Bill as larger corn supplies weigh on prices and harvest trails the five-year average.
The Renewable Fuels Association says emergency waivers do not provide retailers with long-term certainty.
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst says the next major step for the Farm Bill will come after the November elections — with Proposition 12, year-round E15, foreign farmland ownership, and negotiations over a five-year bill among the issues still in focus.
Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., and a Senate Ag Committee member, said Nebraska producers want certainty, disaster assistance, and more markets. The legislation now awaits consideration by the full Senate, but must be done by Sept. 30.
The new law removes another barrier to E15 sales in the nation’s largest gasoline market.
NCGA President Jed Bower discusses the Farm Bill and why year-round E15, making it into the final bill, is critical for corn growers as input costs continue to eat away at margins.
Farm Bureau Director of Government Affairs Brian Glenn discusses its critical priorities as the Farm Bill reaches the Senate floor.
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi discusses the Farm Bill and the issues she expects lawmakers to address as the legislation moves forward.
AFBF’s Brian Glenn discusses the Senate Farm Bill and the Farm Bureau’s push to finalize legislation before the end of the year.
The company is developing technology to help farmers catch storage problems earlier.