McLean County Farm Bureau

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• Rewriting the RFS Playbook: The Impact of No Half-RIN and Higher RVOs on Projected Biomass-Based Diesel Production and Feedstock Use for 2026-2027
  A particularly controversial part of the EPA proposals for the RFS in 2026-27 is the limitation of imported biofuel and feedstock to 50% of the RINs generated by domestic biofuel and feedstock. There has been widespread reporting in recent weeks that the so-called “half RIN” proposal may be eliminated in the final rulemaking. This article […]
• Common Questions on SCO and ECO
  The new higher subsidies for the Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) and Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) have generated significant interest among farmers. We recently released the Insurance Evaluator to help farmers make decisions concerning the use of SCO and ECO. Today’s article addresses three common questions that we have received relative to ECO and SCO.
• U.S. and Brazil Soybean Competitiveness: Farm-Level Costs and Returns
  Brazil’s rise as a dominant force in global soybean markets has become a central concern for U.S. producers, with 44% indicating in January they were “very concerned” about the competitiveness of U.S. soybean exports relative to Brazil. Since surpassing the U.S. as the world’s largest soybean producer in 2018, Brazil has continued to expand its […]