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The U.S. economy continues to outperform expectations as stimulus funds are fueling robust consumer spending. Forecasts point to 7% GDP growth for 2021, the fastest rate of expansion since 1984, according to CoBank. But for the economy and rural industries, CoBank said there will be no going back to pre-COVID conditions ...

Following President Biden’s announcement last week of a nationwide infrastructure package, Growth Energy says the plan overlooks the need to expand low carbon biofuels, like ethanol. The American Jobs Plan seeks to improve highways, bridges, ports, airports and transit systems. The plan ...

Georgia Democrat David Scott is the most senior member of the House Agriculture Committee after current Chair Collin Peterson. The Hagstrom Report said Scott is throwing his hat into the ring as someone who’d like to be the next Chair after Peterson, who recently lost his re-election bid to Michelle Fischbach. Sco ...

CoBank said the U.S. economy has shown signs of improving since late spring. However, progress has slowed, and the economy remains fragile. With another relief package is off and then on the table, for now, CoBank says the economy will remain sluggish through the end of the year ...

On Wednesday, Joe Biden’s Presidential Campaign released the former Vice President’s plan for Rural America. Biden says the plan will pursue a rural economic development strategy that “partners with rural communities to invest in their unique assets.” The plan’s go ...

A new report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange says the ethanol industry may have to diversify itself in the future. The report said excess production capacity and reduced demand will force the U.S. ethanol industry to “transform its business model to create more value and improve its operational efficiency.” CoBank ...

In the coming weeks ahead, U.S. ethanol plants will sharply cut down on their output. Reuters says it’s due to a steep rise in Midwest corn prices and the U.S-China trade dispute, which have both led to weak margins and oversupply. Most U.S. et...

The EPA is proposing an increase in the biofuels mandate.  Two sources with knowledge of the proposal told Reuters that the agency wants to increase the volume of biofuels that refiners must blend annually to 20.04 billion gallons in 2020.  Th...

A new study took a look at the environmental effects of ethanol made from corn.       If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com

The EPA will conduct a long-delayed study to assess the impact ethanol-blended fuels have on air quality.  Reuters reports the EPA agreed to conduct the study late last week, as the Sierra Club had filed a lawsuit against the EPA last year in an effort to compel the agency to conduct the study.  Th...