Agriculture Looking To Policy Makers For Progress on E15, 45Z

29 January 2026, Ohio: Two long-awaited federal policy measures loom large in the nation’s farm country this winter. U.S. farm organizations continue to push for progress on year round E15 and more clarity on the specifics of 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit.

Year round E15 (15% ethanol blended fuel) has been a priority for many years for the National Corn Growers Association. NCGA was very disappointed when E15 measures for implementation came up short yet again in January. Click here for more from NCGA CEO Neil Caskey with Ohio Ag Net. E15 and 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit were both topics addressed by President Donald Trump on a recent visit to Iowa. For more from that visit from Successful Farming, click here.

45Z has tremendous implications for the nation’s domestic biofuel supply, an important farm commodity market. The 45Z tax credit was first established by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, providing a tax credit for the production and sale of low-emission transportation fuels. It was later extended as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed by President Trump last summer. 45Z was created in 2023 and fully enacted in 2025, but full guidance has not yet been released. These delays have been particularly harmful to the bio-based diesel industry, with domestic production down significantly in 2025.

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