by Ky Corn | Apr 19, 2024 | Ethanol
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....
by Ky Corn | Apr 9, 2024 | Ethanol
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...
by Ky Corn | Mar 21, 2024 | Ethanol
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...
by Ky Corn | Feb 7, 2024 | Advocacy, Ethanol, Press Release
(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...
by Ky Corn | Jan 16, 2024 | Ethanol, Farm Bill, Tarrifs, Trade
By Brooke S. Appleton, Vice President of Public Policy at the National Corn Growers AssociationThe new year offers many opportunities on the policy front, and my staff and I will spend the year building on the successes of corn grower advocates from 2023. Last year,...
by Ky Corn | Oct 27, 2023 | Ethanol, Trade
Following the U.S. Grains Council’s (USGC’s) Global Ethanol Summit (GES), held Oct. 16-18, 11 groups of attendees dispersed to ethanol-producing states around the country where they spent the next few days viewing the biofuel value chain firsthand before heading back...