January 14, 2025

The Kansas Corn Growers Association has come out against the Environmental Protection Agency’s tailpipe emissions standards, saying that they will have a devastating impact on consumers, farmers and the rural economy as a whole. They say the EPA is ignoring the environmental and economic benefits of ethanol. A carbon-smart fuel that is already a clean air solution in affordable vehicles desired by consumers. Instead, the agency is forcing a one-size-fits-all approach by mandating electric vehicles as the only climate solution.

The Association says by the year 2026 farmers shopping for a half-ton or three-quarter ton truck for work will find half of the pickups on the showroom will be electric and not suitable for heavy duty farm use and consumers will face similar challenges with a dwindling number of affordable, practical vehicle choices.

CEO Hosh Roe says ethanol is not a new climate solution, it’s one that has been successfully improving air quality for decades and it works in vehicles on the road today and new vehicles that consumers want to drive. The EPA should embrace all technologies to meet climate goals, including EVS when they are practical, but not penalize vehicles and technologies that use proven, climate-smart biofuel blends.