Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan.
June 24, 2024
BY Erin Voegele
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The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service estimates 2024 soybean planted areas at 86.1 million acres, up 3% when compared to last year, according to the agency’s annual Acreage report, released June 28.
The USDA on June 26 awarded nearly $100 million in loans and grants to 473 projects under the Renewable Energy for America Program. A Tennessee-based biodiesel producer is among the recipients selected for grant awards.
The USDA on June 26 launched a RFI seeking public comments on procedures for quantifying, reporting and verifying the effect of climate-smart farming practices on the GHG emissions associated with U.S.-grown biofuel feedstocks.
Clean Fuels Alliance America on June 25 filed a formal petition asking the U.S. EPA to reconsider RFS volumes for 2024 and 2025. The agency set biomass-based diesel and overall advanced volumes significantly below actual production of the fuels.
The U.S. EPA released updated RIN data on June 20, reporting that nearly 2.01 billion RINs were generated under the RFS during May, down from 2.11 billion generated during the same period of last year.