The use of biofuels—predominantly corn ethanol—reduced emissions far more than what the agency expected, resulting in great environmental benefits.

President Trump announces year round sales of gasoline with higher blends of ethanol — a win for states that have pushed for an increase of corn-based fuel.

The seasonal limitations on the sale of E15 fuel (the blend of 15 percent ethanol and 85 percent gasoline) are about to end, and the corn industry is thrilled. Beginning Sunday, Sept. 16, E15 will again be available for model year 2001 and newer cars, light-duty trucks, SUVs, and all flex-fuel vehicles.  “E15 typically costs 3 […]

Sorghum oil is now an approved feedstock under the Renewable Fuel Standard after a signing event Tuesday at EPA headquarters in Washington, D.C. The EPA’s announcement marks a significant step toward leveling the playing field for ethanol plants extracting oil from sorghum. National Sorghum Producers worked closely with the EPA for over two years to […]

Syngenta recently announced it has agreements in place with more than 30 ethanol plants with its  Enogen corn enzyme technology. The combined production capacity is approximately 3 billion gallons and as new plants come on board, Syngenta expects ethanol produced with Enogen to be 2.5 billion gallons during 2018 alone. Enogen corn is an in-seed […]

Kansas corn and ethanol leaders told Administrator Scott Pruitt Tuesday that his efforts to undermine the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) are helping Big Oil while hurting rural America. Administrator Pruitt was in the state touring the East Kansas Agri Energy LLC ethanol plant in Garnett. Growers told Administrator Pruitt they were “mad as hell” about […]

An ethanol coalition says while investors reaped millions, three “small” refineries claimed they could not afford to comply with renewable fuel obligations. Now the group has filed a suit against the EPA’s secretive small refinery exemptions. The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) and National Farmers Union […]

Syngenta’s Cellerate process technology is offering ethanol producers the opportunity to access new markets and increase ROI potential for co-products. “Over the last decade, existing dry grind ethanol plants have strived to extract value out of the corn kernel through maximizing production and capture of ethanol, carbon dioxide, dried distillers grains (DDG), and oil,” said […]

Consumer choice at the pump takes a step backward today as the EPA restriction on summertime E15 ethanol sales goes into effect. The regulatory barrier limits the ability of fuel retailers to offer 15 percent ethanol blends in most of the country from June 1 to September 15. “This regulation handcuffs fuel retailers who want […]

From South Dakota to Texas, Colorado to Indiana, corn growers nationwide are pleased with the recent EPA ethanol announcement of the final 2017 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) under the Renewable Fuel Standard. The EPA announced the RVO level for conventional ethanol fuel for 2017 at 15 billion gallons, meeting the target level in the RFS. […]