On Wednesday, July 10, 2024, the U.S. Home Agriculture Committee held a listening to titled, “Inspecting the Penalties of EPA’s Actions on American Agriculture.” All through the listening to, biofuels champions on the Committee raised the significance of biofuels to America’s farmers, and particularly talked about year-round E15 and sustainable aviation gasoline. Learn a few of the highlights under and click on the hyperlinks to observe.
Rep. Tracey Mann (R-KS): I’ll simply level out that it’s time for them to lock down year-round E15. We now have each chambers which have all mentioned they’re okay with E15 so it’s time to get that accomplished.
Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL): Might you additionally communicate in regards to the significance of biofuels and the way regulatory certainty impacts a grower’s planting choice?
Chris Chinn, Director, Missouri Division of Agriculture: Once more, it’s about having that selection about the place you need to market your crop. Whether or not it’s for biofuels or livestock, having that competitors within the market is an effective factor and we need to make certain the farming group has many choices and that they know what the foundations are after they make these selections.
Rep. Shontel Brown (D-OH): How do you see the position of agriculture within the manufacturing of sustainable aviation fuels, and what conservation practices are you implementing in your farm to assist this trade whereas making certain environmental sustainability?
Mr. Kippley, Vice President, Nationwide Farmers Union: On our farm, we’ve been utilizing no-till for years. Nonetheless, a few of the present rules is not going to enable us to fulfill every little thing that’s there. We have to open it up in order that farms within the northern U.S. can simply entry these advantages. Cowl crops simply don’t work in our a part of the world. We’re restricted in some methods by the present guidelines.
Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL): You talked about the significance of RFS for growers in addition to your assist for year-round E15. Constituents in my district have expressed issues that renewable quantity obligations are usually not maintaining with the growing charges of manufacturing, disincentivizing new and continued manufacturing of biofuels. Are you able to communicate on what EPA can do to enhance this disparity, and the way EPA can enhance the panorama of biofuels?
Mr. Kippley: I believe there is a chance for E30 on this nation. They promote a variety of E30s up in our a part of the world and we’ve lots of people utilizing them on every kind of engines with no issues. I believe one of the best ways to spice up this up is with E30… It’s a cleaner gasoline, the fuel mileage doesn’t change, and also you do get just a little higher horsepower out of your car.
Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL): One factor that’s heavy on our minds within the Midwest is the 40B tax credit score. What can the EPA do to advocate for a greater end result for the upcoming 45Z tax credit score for biofuels?
Mr. Kippley: I believe they should embody extra methods for all farmers to take part on this program. Feedstocks are going to be an important a part of this they usually want to verify it’s going to be out there and we have to have a look at different choices we will use to qualify.
Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA): Do you imagine the EPA’s failure to increase the E15 waiver but once more this 12 months has impacts on household farms and on corn and soybean growers throughout this nation?
Mr. Kippley: Completely. We’re all the time ready for the numbers to return out. The EPA is all the time sluggish to get these renewable numbers out and so far as E15, we wish year-round, and we want to see it go as much as E30.
Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA): Do you suppose the flexibility for biofuels on this nation is a web benefit for American’s vitality independence?
Mr. Kippley: Completely.
Thanks to our champions for elevating these essential points!
