Soybean farmers want to boost demand for their versatile crop, and clean fuels may lead the way. Biodiesel and renewable diesel are two markets that provide farmers value-added products, while aligning with the nation’s growing decarbonization efforts. At the 2025 Clean Fuels Conference, hosted by the Clean Fuels Alliance in San Diego, stakeholders in the […]
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After much delay, the U.S. Treasury and IRS released overdue initial guidance on the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit on January 10. The Treasury issued two notices with details on the new tax incentive: draft rules that the agency intends to propose and a table of eligible fuels and feedstock combinations, which includes biodiesel, renewable diesel, SAF and co-product fuels
In support of Climate Smart efforts to expand renewable fuel sources, today the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced additional insurance options for soybeans planted behind domesticated pennycress in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio and Tennessee. Domesticated pennycress is a feedstock used to produce renewable fuels and sustainable aviation fuel that
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Join the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) and USFRA for an exclusive, in-depth webinar as we unveil the findings of the report, Potential for U.S. Agriculture to Be Greenhouse Gas Negative. This comprehensive study, led by U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action (USFRA) and supported by the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research,
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U.S. agriculture, with enhanced implementation of conservation practices and emerging technologies, has an opportunity to more than offset its carbon footprint while increasing farmer profitability and farm resilience, according to a new report initiated by U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action (USFRA) and published today by the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST). The
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Amid the tractors, implements and seed dealers at the Farm Progress Show, one of the country’s biggest food and beverage companies was promoting its use of higher biodiesel blends to haul its products and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. PepsiCo teamed up with Clean Fuels Alliance America to show how PepsiCo is converting its semi-truck fleet
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Under the Growing Climate Solutions Act, USDA was tasked with creating a technical assistance provider and third-party verifier program to support and facilitate farmer, rancher and private forest landowner participation in voluntary carbon markets. As part of this directive, USDA published a Request for Information including how to define criteria and evaluate voluntary carbon market