U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has invested $22 million out of the up to $100 million in grants available to increase American ethanol and biodiesel sales.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue report that President Donald Trump successfully negotiated an agreement on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
With the passage of the Energy Policy Act in 2005, motor fuels that contain 10% ethanol became the norm for fuel blends. But the recent ruling from the EPA allowing the year-round sale of motor fuels containing up to 15% fuel ethanol (E15) could change this.
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There was plenty of technology on display at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., a few weeks ago. Farm Equipment editor Mike Lessiter caught up with Monarch Tractor’s John Issacson and got his take on the top 5 applications in autonomy right now.