Restrict SAF credits, Brown says: Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown disagreed on social media with suggestions that foreign feedstocks used to make sustainable aviation fuel might qualify for U.S. tax credits, saying, “The administration needs to put American farmers first.” (Sen. Brown)
Millions more birds: Poultry farms in North Carolina housed almost 357 million chickens and turkeys in 2022, an increase of 100 million birds in 15 years, and they generate 3.2 million tons of manure annually, said a green group. (Environmental Working Group)
Food maker sells yogurt business: General Mills said it would sell its North American yogurt business, with brand names such as Yoplait and Go-Gurt, for $2.1 billion to two French dairy companies. (General Mills)
Gevo buys Red Trail: Gevo Inc., a developer of net-zero fuels, said it would buy Red Trail Energy, a North Dakota-based ethanol maker, for $210 million with an eye to making alcohol-to-jet sustainable aviation fuel at a site with an existing carbon capture and sequestration system. (Gevo)