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January 6, 2025
Nebraska offers over $1 million in grants to boost rural connectivity and ag technology
The Nebraska Public Service Commission is offering over $1 million in grant funding to boost precision agriculture in rural areas. The 2024-2025 Precision Agriculture Infrastructure Grant program, or PRO-AG, is now open for applications.
December 15, 2024
DG Fuels invites you to attend a community conversation about the new Sustainable Aviation Fuel plant planned for Phelps County. The meeting is Tuesday, December 17th at 5:00p at the Holdredge Ag Center. All are invited.
December 16, 2924
Community engagement session announced
Citroniq is hosting a public dialogue to discuss the first commercial-scale platform for sustainable plastics in North America. The meeting will take place in Falls City High gymnasium at 6:00p on Wednesday, December 18. All are invited.
November 21, 2024
Falls City, Nebraska issued BDO Zone “A” rating for corn stover
This Mid-America rail campus is positioned as a biotech hub for innovative decarbonized projects. The capacity of Falls City to support new biobased plant operations is considered strong, with the region featuring high crop yields that guarantee a reliable feedstock supply and a lack of competing bio-projects in the construction zone.
November 14, 2024
DG Fuels set to transform Phelps County economy
The new DG Fuels sustainable aviation fuel plant planned in Phelps County will majorly impact the local economy, boosting retail and agricultural sales and creating hundreds of jobs.
November 4, 2024
Citroniq Chemicals selects Nebraska for world’s largest decarbonized plastics production facility
Citroniq Cemicals, an innovator in biochemical manufacturing, has selected Falls City's Mid-America Rail Campus to be one of its state-of-the-art bio-based production mega-sites. The landmark project is part of the Nebraska BioEconomy Initiative, which aims to advance Nebraska's economic strength, fortify rural communities, and create sustainable, high-paying careers.
November 1, 2024
Farmers don’t need SAF tax credit to participate in DG Fuels project
Farmers won’t need to change any of their current farming practices in order to pursue a new markets for their crops: sustainable aviation fuel (SAF
October 1, 2024
Phelps County at center of Nebraska Bioeconomy
“The Nebraska BioEconomy is simply about adding value to our agricultural products before they reach their end market,” said Julie Bushell, leader of the Nebraska BioEconomy initiative and founder of Global Sustainability Developers, LLC. “It means creating additional revenue streams for farmers and rural communities through value-added agriculture. By making our crops and livestock more versatile, we’re giving Nebraska’s economy new opportunities to grow.
August 27, 2024
Pillen and leaders tout Nebraska BioEconomy Initiative as key to future economy
Gov. Jim Pillen says the BioEconomy is the economy. State officials say it means “exploring how the state can feed the world and fuel the future, while contributing to a cleaner environment.”
August 12, 2024
Sandhills Energy secures nearly $30million in funding for Nebraska Community Solar Projects
USDA RUS Administrator Andy Berke announced $30 million in USDA's Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) program funding at the Nebraska Governor's Ag and Economic Development Summit in Kearney, Nebraska. “The PACE project we are announcing today – and many others to come – reduces costs, creates jobs, and provides new economic opportunities for rural Americans. This gives people in rural
America a better chance to succeed and stay in the rural communities they love."
August 7, 2024
$307 million climate pollution grant called 'once-in-a-lifetime' opportunity for Nebraska
As part of the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program, Nebraska’s grant is the single largest investment the EPA has ever made in agriculture. It solidifies Nebraska's standing as a leader in sustainable reindustrialization that will secure the United States with food, fuel and energy independence and exemplifies the partnerships Global Sustainability Partners will pursue through the Nebraska BioEconomy Initiative.
August 7, 2024
Phelps County selected for DG Fuels’ first Midwest sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant
DG Fuels, a U.S.-owned sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) company, in cooperation with the Nebraska BioEconomy has selected Phelps County, Nebraska for its first Midwest production facility. Production is expected to begin in 2030. This project illustrates the kind of partnerships Nebraska can and will continue to pursue.
December 18, 2024
Nebraska BioEconomy Initiative interview with Julie Bushell
Julie Bushell sits down with the Rural Radio Network to provide updates about the Nebraska BioEconomy.
December 18, 2024
Town Hall meeting answers questions about DG Fuels Project
More than 300 people packed the Phelps County Ag Center on Dec 17 to learn details about plans to build a $5 billion sustainable aviation fuel plant in the county. Comment end
December 26, 2024
The door to opportunity is everywhere, but it's easier to find when people hold it open
Nebraska is located in the middle of everything and built for connections.With 9 major airports and over 300 miles of inland waterways, Nebraska has the infrastructure in place to support your business (story on P30-31 in the PDF).
December 24, 2024
BioEconomy Project in Falls City important to state
During a public meeting last week to allow local citizens to hear from Citroniq founders Kelly Knopp and Mel Badheka, Falls City EDGE Executive Director Lucas Froeschl said this is a giant step in Falls City building a biochemical hub in Falls City, noting there are companies that value decarbonized products.
December 19, 2024
Falls City residents turn out to hear from Citroniq founders
A large audience turned out at Falls City High School Wednesday evening to hear from the founders of Citroniq Chemicals, an innovator in biochemical manufacturing that plan to build a plant to produce bio-based polypropylene pellets used in the manufacturing of products including various automotive parts.