As U.S. agriculture faces incredibly strong economic and trade headwinds, the 2026 Agri-Pulse Ag and Food Policy Summit was held March 23 in Washington D.C., with the theme “Profit, Policy, and Possibility: Mapping the Future of Market Expansion for U.S. Agriculture.”
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin confirmed that the agency will finalize Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Set 2 regulations before the end of the month, providing much-needed certainty to the biofuels industry.
Agri-Pulse Summit Lee Zeldin 31:30
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) and Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) say they are working toward swift passage of a “Farm Bill Part 2” that ties up loose ends from last summer’s budget package.
Agri-Pulse Summit Sens. Klobuchar and Boozman 43:06
Mapping out a comprehensive U.S. renewable fuels strategy
Ben Kruger, Roeslein Renewables
Louis Sola, Thorn Run Partners
Anne Steckel, Ardent Strategies
Tom Michels, United Airlines
Devin Mogler, National Oilseed Processors Association
Agri-Pulse Summit panel one 43:37
New uses to drive value-added demand
Gregory Jaffe, Jaffe Policy Consulting LLC
Sean Arians, National Corn Growers Association
Amy France, National Sorghum Producers
Lindsay Fitzgerald, Gevo
Agri-Pulse Summit panel two 40:25