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State agriculture officials vote to promote increased production of biofuels to support American economies

NASDA

Today at the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Winter Policy Conference, NASDA members voted to amend the organizations biofuels policies to increase support for domestic and global demand for American produced biofuels. produced biofuels. territories.

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Letter supporting farm bill orphan programs

NASDA

Without guaranteed funding, the progress made in these areas is expected to stall, potentially setting back years of advancement in agricultural research, rural support, and conservation efforts.

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High interest rates, strong dollar take a toll on agriculture

Todays Farmer Magazine

CoBank quarterly report indicates challenges and opportunities for farm and rural sectors The combination of high interest rates and a strong U.S. A new report from CoBank dives deeper into this market as well as other commodities and rural industries. economy, it’s a double whammy for rural America.” Rice production in the U.S

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Ag and Food Summit Features SAF Discussion

Agwired

Tim Obitts, Alder Renewables; Alan Weber, MARC-IV; Alex Menotti, LanzaJet Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) was the topic of two panels at Monday’s “2024 Ag & Food Policy Summit: Revitalizing Rural Revenues” in Washington D.C. World Energy has been in advanced biofuels for over 25 years and is now on the forefront of SAF.

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Industry Ag News 2/7

Agwired

the Chief Operating Officer of Vertimass LLC, has joined the Board of Directors for Advanced Biofuels USA , an educational nonprofit dedicated to the understanding, development and use of advanced biofuels in the US and around the world. John Hannon, Ph.D., CNH Industrial N.V. in Q4 2023(1).

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Lunch and Learn: Ethanol, Implications and a Livelihood

Wisconsin Farmers Union

There was also discussion of biofuels in general and using a crop source other than corn for ethanol production. The audience asked about the price of rural land being affected by the ethanol industry.

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A Mid-Scale Anaerobic Biodigester Creates On-Farm Renewable Energy

ATTRA

This biodigester project comes after years of biofuel research and experimentation by Steiman at the college. In addition, the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) is a grant program administered through USDA’s Rural Development office. First, he said, talk to your Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) county office.

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