Comments on USDA Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry Partnership Initiative

by haadmin | Nov 9, 2023 | Infrastructure/Farm Bill, Policy Priorities

USDA should develop methods to assign changes in soil organic carbon to specific practices and crop rotations and then allow biofuel producers to incorporate these carbon reduction in lifecycle assessments.

Comments on the Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad  

by haadmin | Nov 9, 2023 | Infrastructure/Farm Bill, Policy Priorities

USDA can leverage existing programs to encourage voluntary adoption of agricultural practices that sequester carbon, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and ensure resilience to climate change.

Comments to USDA on a Rural Energy Pilot Program  

by haadmin | Nov 9, 2023 | Infrastructure/Farm Bill, Policy Priorities

USDA’s Rural Energy Pilot Program should support biodiesel and renewable diesel projects, not just distributed renewable electricity.

Letter to President Biden on Gas Prices, June 2022 

by haadmin | Nov 9, 2023 | Policy Priorities, Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)

The RFS increases the supply of distillate fuels used to transport consumer items. The added supply keeps prices at the pump lower.

Study: The Economic Benefits of the Biodiesel Blenders’ Credit

by haadmin | Nov 9, 2023 | Economic Impact, Policy Priorities, Tax Incentive

The biodiesel tax incentive supports thousands of rural jobs and environmental benefits worth $4 billion in 2020.