McLean County Farm Bureau

FarmDoc Daily

• Rewriting the RFS Playbook: Final 2026-2027 RVOs for Biomass-Based Diesel
  On March 27th the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the long-awaited final rule establishing Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for 2026 and 2027.  This…
• Forecast Performance of RMA Expected Yields: Comparison of Yield Projection Methods
  Building upon the analyses discussed in the farmdoc daily articles of January 27, 2026 and April 1, 2026, this study finds that the current method used by RMA (Risk Management…
• Historical View of U.S. Row Crop Acreage
  USDA’s baseline projects a downward trend towards 241.6 million acres planted to major row crops by 2035. If realized, major row crop acres would be near their lowest level over the past 40 years, with USDA projecting that reductions in corn, soybean and wheat acres will lead the way. For wheat acres this continues a […]