IARN — Trade and environmental issues have been the hottest topics in agriculture for the past three Presidential administrations. Policies centered around bettering the environment are lacking any language about using renewable biofuels as a way of bridging to the future. The definition of what is considered a navigable waterway for the use of interstate trade is in question for the third time in as many presidencies. Trade continues to leave producers with more questions than answers.
These are just a few of the topics that Iowa Senator Joni Ernst discussed with Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network early this morning. We talked about the work she is doing along with colleagues on both sides of the aisle, who want some idea of what the Biden Administration has planned to go forward. They have been asking questions but getting different answers from one day to the next.
Biofuels were the first area that the Senator addressed. She talked about joining with Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley and Minnesota Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar in sending a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency asking them to make biofuels a priority as they move forward with the Biden Administration’s environmental policy goals. Senator Ernst talked about her concerns with how the Biden EPA has been handling the inclusion of ethanol and biodiesel in those plans.
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Photo courtesy of The Office of Senator Joni Ernst
