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State Corn Growers Pleased with EPA's RFS Rule
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 12/01/2015

The president of the Wisconsin Corn Growers Association feels that the Environmental Protection Agency 'took a step in the right direction' when it announced its final renewable fuel requirement for corn ethanol. Casey Kelleher of Whitewater says EPA's final ethanol Reformulated Volume Obligation rule remains below statute, but will be higher than its May 2015 proposal. The RVO is the mechanism EPA uses to implement the RFS.

"We are pleased the EPA revised its original proposal toward complying with the Renewable Fuel Standard," Kelleher said. "The RFS is working as intended by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, decreasing our reliance on foreign oil, lowering gasoline prices for consumers and increasing economic stability in rural America."

The Walworth County farmer says that although the EPA is still not meeting the statutory amount set by Congress, the WCGA will shift its focus toward supporting the expansion of pumps in Wisconsin that will contain a higher blend of ethanol than currently available in most locations.

Wisconsin has nine ethanol plants, producing more than 500 million gallons of ethanol.


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