Kentucky Corn Growers Achieve Major Ethanol Priority for 2024
Today, EPA announced a decision to utilize its authority to allow consumers to maintain access to E15 throughout the 2024 summer driving season. This regulatory waiver has been a priority for Kentucky Corn, initially as an emergency ruling, but also as permanent law....
Corn Demand Takes a Hit in EPA’s New Tailpipe Rule
Motor gasoline use is expected to decline in the future even under a baseline case, but new tailpipe emissions rules really put the pedal to the metal – rapidly accelerating that process. This would be a major shock on demand for corn used to produce ethanol spurring...
Corn Growers: EPA’s New Tailpipe Standard Will Hurt Family Farms
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) expressed grave concern and disappointment with the Environmental Protection Agency’s final 2027-2032 emissions standards for sedans and light- and medium-duty trucks. The plan still relies almost exclusively on the use of...
Thousands of Corn Farmers Across the Country Caution Biden Administration Against Solely Focusing on Electric Vehicles at Expense of Biofuels in Climate Fight
(February 7, 2024) – A letter signed by 3,466 farmers from across the country, including 62 from Kentucky, was sent to President Biden today expressing concern that his administration is taking a short-sighted approach to addressing climate change by prioritizing the...