DES MOINES — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and 10 other elected Commissioners of Agriculture from around the country recently raised concerns with the Environmental Protection Agency about the biomass-based diesel volumes in the proposed Renewable Fuel Standard rulemaking for 2023 through 2025.
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