{"id":42695,"date":"2026-03-26T04:46:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/epa-grants-summer-e15-waiver-farm-groups-push-for-permanent-fix\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T04:46:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:46:51","slug":"epa-grants-summer-e15-waiver-farm-groups-push-for-permanent-fix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/epa-grants-summer-e15-waiver-farm-groups-push-for-permanent-fix\/","title":{"rendered":"EPA Grants Summer E15 Waiver; Farm Groups Push for Permanent Fix"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/radio-ai.tvdelmarva.com\/api\/episodes\/92\/audio\"><\/audio><figcaption>Listen to the Morning Delmarva Farm Report Update \u2014 March 26, 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>DELMARVA \u2014 Agriculture groups are welcoming an EPA emergency waiver allowing E15 ethanol fuel sales this summer, but they are continuing to push for permanent legislation. The Renewable Fuels Association&#8217;s Troy Bredenkamp says while the temporary measure helps, it cannot substitute for comprehensive permanent authority.<\/p>\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the American Farm Bureau Federation president is warning of what he calls a generational storm brewing over rural America. Speaking at a National Ag Day event in Washington, Zippy Duvall highlighted the severe economic pressures facing producers nationwide.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Markets<\/h2>\n\n<p>Soybeans led yesterday&#8217;s gains with investment fund buying and technical trading ahead of an expected EPA biofuel announcement Friday. Corn and wheat futures also posted higher moves.<\/p>\n\n<p>Live cattle for April delivery dropped $0.95 to $234.42 per hundredweight. Feeder cattle for April fell $1.10 to $353.35. Cash cattle trading remains sluggish as buyers stay on the sidelines.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Forecast<\/h2>\n\n<p>Mostly sunny skies are expected today with a high near 70\u00b0 and southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. It&#8217;s a nice day for field work. Tonight turns mostly cloudy with rain showers likely developing and a low around 53\u00b0.<\/p>\n\n<p>Friday brings rain showers with temperatures dropping to 61\u00b0. Wet conditions will limit field activity through Friday night before clearing Saturday.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:0.9em;color:#666;margin-top:2em;border-top:1px solid #ddd;padding-top:1em;\">This article is based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/?page=farm-report\">Delmarva Farm Report Update<\/a> Morning Edition, March 26, 2026. Hosted by Tom Bradley.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DELMARVA \u2014 Agriculture groups are welcoming an EPA emergency waiver allowing E15 ethanol fuel sales this summer, but they are continuing to push for permanent legislation. The Renewable Fuels Association&#8217;s Troy Bredenkamp says while the temporary measure helps, it cannot substitute for comprehensive permanent authority. Meanwhile, the American Farm Bureau Federation president is warning of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":42694,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[862],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/farm-report-social-2026-03-26-am.png?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-b6D","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":42449,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/federal-agency-clears-way-for-more-e15-gas-sales-nationwide-starting-may-1\/","url_meta":{"origin":42695,"position":0},"title":"Federal Agency Clears Way for More E15 Gas Sales Nationwide Starting May 1","author":"Admin","date":"March 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency waiver allowing E15 ethanol-blend gasoline to be sold across the United States starting May 1, 2026. 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