(Source: MCGA - Missouri Corn Growers Association) Posted on 12/6/13 (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.)-Missouri corn, cattle and ethanol producers traveled to Washington, D.C., yesterday to testify during an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hearing on the proposed 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rule. Released Nov. 15, the proposal would reduce conventional biofuel requirements, mostly sourced from corn-based ethanol, from the statutorily required 14.4 billion gallons to 13 billion gallons. The Missouri delegation's message: Don't Mess With the RFS. "In my area of the world, homegrown renewable fuels have not just helped the agricultural economy, but given us a new sense of prosperity," Missouri...
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