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February 27, 2020
Ernst Continues to Fight Relentlessly for Iowa’s Biofuels Community
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) continues to fight relentlessly for the hardworking biofuels producers across Iowa. Most recently, Ernst and her colleague Senator Chuck... -
February 26, 2020
Ernst Commends USDA for Working to Implement Her Efforts to Provide Farmers Flexibility, Improve Conservation
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has begun working toward implementation of the bipartisan conservation provisions U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) successfully... -
As Iowa farmers will tell you, the only thing more important than growing their crops is having access to the markets to sell those crops. For many of our farmers across Iowa,...
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February 20, 2020
Ernst, Grassley Call for Prompt Biodiesel Tax Credit Processing
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a relentless advocate for Iowa’s biofuels producers, and her colleague Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), fought hard to include the... -
February 12, 2020
Ernst Helps Secure Key Infrastructure Investment for Iowa Farmers
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) has helped secure resources for a major dredging project—which is broadly supported by Iowans—that will provide a boost for farmers and... -
January 21, 2020
Ernst Commends USDA for Prioritizing Expansion of Ethanol, Biodiesel Infrastructure
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a relentless advocate for Iowa’s biofuels industry, is commending the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for working with... -
December 19, 2019
Ernst, Grassley Issue Statements on EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard Rule
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), tireless advocates for Iowa’s renewable fuels industry, issued the following statements with regard to the... -
November 15, 2019
Ernst Continues Pushing EPA to Uphold the RFS
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), along with a group of Midwest Senators, renewed her recommendations to the Trump Administration with respect to the... -
November 07, 2019
Iowa Leaders to EPA: Uphold the RFS, Provide Certainty for Iowa Farmers and Producers
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), along with Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, have submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA)’s Facilitating Accessible Resources for Mental Health and Encouraging Rural Solutions For Immediate Response to Stressful Times (FARMERS...
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October 18, 2019
Senator Ernst Presses USDA on Efforts to Increase Access to Biofuels
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Energy and Rural Development and a champion for the biofuels industry, today pressed... -
RED OAK, Iowa—Growth Energy, a leading trade association representing the biofuels industry, has awarded U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) the 2019 “Fueling Growth” award for the...
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October 07, 2019
Iowans, Biofuels Leaders Praise Ernst for Fighting on Behalf of Farmers and Producers
RED OAK, Iowa—Following the Trump Administration’s announcement on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) last week, Iowans and leaders in the biofuels industry praised the efforts of... -
October 04, 2019
Ernst: Iowa’s Farmers and Biofuels Producers Have Been Heard
RED OAK, Iowa—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy and member of the Senate Environment and Public Works... -
September 27, 2019
Ernst and Fellow Iowans Call on Congress to Pass the USMCA
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, welcomed two Iowans to Washington, D.C. to testify before the committee and to share... -
July 05, 2019
Ernst on Proposed RVO Rule: EPA Doesn’t Account for Iowa Ethanol Lost to ‘So-Called’ Small Refinery Exemptions
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Energy and Rural Development and a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) continues to be a strong voice for Iowa farmers and ethanol producers, this time pushing bipartisan legislation that will bring greater...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a native of Southwest Iowa who grew up on her family farm and the chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development...
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June 13, 2019
Ernst Continues to Fight for Iowa Farmers and Landowners Harmed by Obama-Era WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) has fought hard to get rid of the overly burdensome, Obama-era 2015 “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule that gave the federal... -
June 11, 2019
Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley, and Gov. Kim Reynolds: Trump kept his promise to farmers on year-round ethanol
Politicians love to talk about farmers, often invoking images of families waving American flags by sun-soaked corn fields. They pledge their commitment to Rural America, but often...
