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On feedstock, carbon, and biofuel: why 45-Z could spell trouble for Canadian canola

Real Agriculture

The oil itself also has several uses, including as cooking oil or as a feedstock for biofuel. The oil itself also has several uses, including as cooking oil or as a feedstock for biofuel. In fact, even used canola oil can. Read More In agriculture, finding a new use or market for byproducts is typically a win-win.

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Food crops for biodiesel? Apparently so.

Food Politics

But I had no idea food crops were also being grown to make diesel fuels—until I saw this tweet/post: I went right to the source: Renewable Diesel Feedstock Trends over 2011-2022 The growth in renewable diesel production capacity in the U.S. We aren’t raising animals specifically to produce biofuels. The post Food crops for biodiesel?

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On feedstock, carbon, and biofuel: why 45Z could spell trouble for Canadian canola

Real Agriculture

The oil itself also has several uses, including as cooking oil or as a feedstock for biofuel. The oil itself also has several uses, including as cooking oil or as a feedstock for biofuel. In fact, even used canola oil can also become… Read More In agriculture, finding a new use or market is typically a win-win.

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Bayer signs MOU to scale winter canola production in the U.S., targeting sustainable aviation fuel

Real Agriculture

Bayer and Neste, a producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly scale winter canola as a biomass-based feedstock for renewable products, such as biofuels. including Read More

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UK biofuels exports threatened by loss of EU assurance

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly UK farmers growing biofuels destined for the EU risk losing access to this key market, as the EU Commission plans to withdraw accreditation for the RED II assurance scheme.

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RFA Challenges EU’s Biofuel Regulation; Ethanol Industry Concerned

AgWeb Farm Journal

The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) is joining a legal challenge against the European Union’s FuelEU Maritime Regulation, arguing it unfairly penalizes the use of crop-based biofuels in the maritime sector.

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RealAg Politics: Replacement worker hurdles, Transport Canada rail review, and science-based policy

Real Agriculture

On this show, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Steve Pratte, senior manager, transportation and biofuel policy with the Canadian Canola Growers Association, on Transport Canada’s upcoming railway policy review; Erin Gowriluk, president of Canada Grains Council, on the importance of science-based policy; and, Alanna Koch, Read More

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