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The South Dakota State Capitol, as seen on Nov. 2, 2022.

Committee rejects bill to stop carbon pipelines from using eminent domain

BY: - February 16, 2023

A state Senate committee unanimously rejected a bill Thursday that would prevent two proposed carbon pipeline projects from using eminent domain.  The bill had already passed the House of Representatives 40-28, but it was defeated 9-0 in the Senate Commerce and Energy Committee. Opponents of the bill said it would be unfair to remove the […]

An aerial view of a cornfield. (Getty Images)

Ethanol touted at U.S. Senate hearing for possible national clean fuels standard

BY: - February 15, 2023

A national clean transportation fuel standard should include enough flexibility to allow for biofuels and other non-electric-vehicle solutions, bipartisan members of a U.S. Senate panel said Wednesday. The United States doesn’t have a national clean fuels standard, though senators on the Environment and Public Works Committee hinted that one may be in the works.  Members […]

Quad County Corn Processors Cooperative in Galva, Iowa.

Federal agencies sue Iowa biofuels producer while providing millions in aid

BY: - November 3, 2022

An Iowa biofuels producer that stands to collect $3.9 million in federal assistance is also being sued by the federal government over alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. In June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $70.8 million in grants to help provide financial support for 10 Iowa biofuel producers that sustained unexpected market […]

Dave Fendrich (walking) helps Bryant Hofer (in combine) harvest a field of corn on October 2, 2013, near Salem, South Dakota. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Drought has South Dakota’s harvest ahead of schedule, but yields and soil moisture are down

BY: - October 27, 2022

South Dakota farmers had harvested 64% of their corn and 93% of their soybeans as of Sunday, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That puts the 2022 harvest well ahead of the five-year average for those crops. However, Brian Top, a farmer and South Dakota agriculture consultant, said the harvest is only ahead because […]