By KENT POLITSCH USDA Farm Service Agency KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Friday, Oct. 30, that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is partnering with 21 states through the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership to nearly double the number of fueling pumps nationwide that supply renewable fuels to American … Read More
By JAYSON BECKMAN USDA Between 2001 and 2013, global biofuel production grew rapidly, driven by a combination of rising gasoline prices, falling prices of biofuel inputs and policies mandating use of renewable fuels. The same factors that led to production increases also led to the expansion of global … Read More
Three brothers, one a resident of North Webster, have pleaded guilty to participating in a biofuels scam that federal investigators are calling “one of the largest tax and securities fraud schemes in Indiana history.” Chad Ducey, 39, Fishers entered a guilty plea Tuesday and his two brothers, Chris … Read More
Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary Doug O’Brien announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture is making nearly $60 million in payments to 195 producers to support the production of advanced biofuel. Louis Dreyfus Agricultural Industries is one of the recipients. “These payments represent the Obama Administration’s commitment to support an … Read More
