Governor Kim Reynolds says she cannot confirm a report by Reuters the indicated the Trump Administration has directed the E-P-A to deny waivers the oil industry requested in previous years. This is, of course, an ongoing issue with Iowa farmers. Michael Dolch is Director of Public Affairs for the Iowa Soybean Association. He says the issue of the waivers is the top policy item for ISA producers.

The E-P-A has yet to announce its decision on dozens of oil industry requests to be excused from the federal mandate that a certain amount of ethanol be blended into gasoline each year. These so-called “gap year” waivers date back to 2011.