Geoff Cooper, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, says that ethanol is a fundamental piece of the future of the ag industry and the energy industry in the …
Export Exchange 2024 Focus on Trade and U.S. Agriculture Growth
Export Exchange 2024 was held in Fort Worth, Texas, and brought together nearly 500 attendees, including international buyers and U.S. agriculture stakeholders. Hosted by the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) in …
Export Exchange Success
The Export Exchange Conference recently hosted by the U.S. Grains Council, Growth Energy, and the Renewable Fuels Association is already paying off. According to surveys of grain buyers who attended …
Ethanol Industry Hopeful for E15 Win
The ethanol industry is hopeful of a final win soon on a permanent fix for restricted summertime E15 sales. The House has already acted as part of a package of …
Renewable Fuels Association Calls RFS Proposal for Conventional Biofuels Justified
Renewable Fuels Association CEO Bob Dinneen thanked the Environmental Protection Agency for proposing the volume requirement of convention biofuels at 15 billion gallons next year. However, Dinneen also urged the …
Delay of Decision to Impose U.S. Ethanol Import Tariff
The Executive Management Committee of CAMEX, Brazil’s Chamber of Foreign Trade, announced Tuesday a 30-day delay of a decision on a pending proposal to impose a 20 percent tariff on …
Mexico Adopts E10 Fuels
Mexico will allow 10 percent ethanol blends of fuel, according to a recent announcement by the Mexican Energy Regulatory Commission. The announcement modifies standards for fuel blending from a maximum …
EPA E15 Volatility Restriction Among Regulations Requiring Reform
Eliminating the unnecessary regulatory barrier to year-round sales of E15 is among a dozen recommended reforms the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should immediately undertake to alleviate unnecessary regulatory burdens on …
Response to Environment and Climate Change Canada’s paper on Clean Fuel Standard
Growth Energy and the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) joined the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) in submitting comments in response to Environment and Climate Change Canada’s (ECCC) Discussion Paper on a …
RFA to EPA: Keep the RFS on Track in 2018
In a letter sent to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) encouraged the agency to ensure the 2018 RFS renewable volume obligation (RVO) rulemaking stays on schedule …
RFA Celebrates Earth Day 2017
by Emily Druckman, RFA Communications Manager This Saturday marks the 48th celebration of Earth Day. Inspired by the vision of Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson in 1970, Earth Day continues to …
USDA County-Level Data Dispute New NWF Study
by Geoff Cooper, Senior Vice President Renewable Fuels Association If you were going to build a timber mill, would you put it in the middle of a desert, far away …
Fuels America Cuts Ties With RFA
A coalition of the nation’s top biofuels advocates united together as Fuels America resolved to reject a move by Carl Icahn (Eye’-Kahn), owner of CVR Refining, to destabilize the Renewable …
Ad Recognizes Trump Leadership on Biofuels
The nation’s top renewable fuel advocates are celebrating inauguration week with a new television ad highlighting President-elect Donald Trump’s vocal support for jobs in the biofuels sector and offering thanks …