The Indiana Farm Bureau is looking to encourage state lawmakers to help keep rural areas thriving through changes in tax policies and continued expansion of broadband in the upcoming legislative session.

Several automakers were moving toward electric vehicles before President Joe Biden's announcement, but it's unclear if they can meet that deadline.

The biofuels company is permanently expanding production at one of its Indiana facilities to include ethanol for hand sanitizer.

Corn is projected to have record yields this year. But demand for ethanol has dropped, causing an oversupply of corn and prices to plummet.

Agricultural economists say there is potential for record high year for corn yields this year, but that may not be good news for farmers.

The Renewable Fuel Standard is supposed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but a recent analysis by the federal governments internal watchdog agency shows it hasnt had much of an effect.

Farmers are worried the partial federal government shutdown might further delay a proposal to allow gasoline with 15 percent ethanol to be sold year-round.

The plant is expected to start operations in 2020 and produce 80 million gallons of ethanol each year.

President Donald Trump mentioned the possible policy shift during a visit to Iowa last week. He said the Administration is working on rolling back restrictions that ban higher ethanol blended gasoline during summer months.

President Donald Trump reportedly agreeing to allow year-round sales of gasoline with 15 percent ethanol could be food for Indiana corn growers, but environmentalists aren't thrilled.