Articles tagged under: Joe Biden
Biotech Executive Order
Published September 13, 2022
President Joe Biden issued an executive order asking agencies and departments to increase the use of bio-based products and identify barriers to ag tech. USDA, the Food and Drug Administration and Environmental Protection Agency have 180 days to identify areas…Presidential Disaster Declaration Approved for North Dakota
Published July 18, 2022
President Joe Biden granted North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum’s request for a presidential major disaster declaration. This spring, severe storms and flooding caused more than $57 million in damage across North Dakota. The declaration covers all 40 of the requested…President Proposes Gas Tax Holiday
Published June 23, 2022
President Joe Biden has proposed the suspension of the federal gasoline and diesel fuel taxes for three months. "We want oil companies to use their profits to increase refining capacity rather than buy back their own stock (and) we need…President Biden Signs the Ocean Shipping Reform Act
Published June 17, 2022
On Thursday afternoon, President Joe Biden signed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act into law. This law addresses longstanding supply chain and shipping port issues. "We've come together to solve real problems and I'm proud we made it happen." American Farm…U.S. to Build Grain Silos on Ukrainian Borders
Published June 15, 2022
President Joe Biden said the U.S. will build temporary silos on Poland’s border with Ukraine to facilitate grain exports. "We can transfer it from those cars into those silos into cars in Europe and get it across the world." Poland's…E-15 is Back for the Summer
Published April 12, 2022
At a POET ethanol facility in Iowa, President Biden made it official. "The EPA is planning to issue an emergency waiver allowing E-15 gasoline to be sold across the United States this summer," said Biden. "On June 1, you won't…Renewable Fuels Not in President Biden’s Plan to Lower Fuel Prices
Published April 1, 2022
President Joe Biden outlined a two-part plan to address high fuel prices last week, but that plan does not include an increase in the use of renewable fuels. Renewable Fuels Association President Geoff Cooper said it’s baffling that President Biden…U.S. and China Discuss Russia-Ukraine War
Published March 19, 2022
President Biden talked with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday. All eyes have been on China since the Russia-Ukraine war to see what happens next. A readout of the call from the White House says President Biden outlined the views…Biofuel Supporters Tell Biden to Get Renewable Fuel Standard on Track
Published March 5, 2022
As fuel prices increase due to the Russia-Ukraine crisis, renewable fuel supporters want President Biden to expand access to biofuels. In a joint statement, the American Farm Bureau Federation, National Farmers Union, Renewable Fuels Association and others said now is…