What is the link between agriculture and energy in a net zero world? On today’s episode of The High Ground, powered by Premier Companies, Hosts Sal Sama and Ryan Priest tackle that topic with guest Matt Makinson, Vice President of Supply and Marketing at farmer-owned CountryMark. Among other things, Matt is responsible for the team of people who purchase crude locally and from other portions of the US and ship it to the terminals to be picked up.
You’ll hear a variety of acronyms discussed today, including RFS (Renewable Fuel Standard), ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance), EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), RINs (Renewable Identification Numbers), and the mandates surrounding them. They’ll discuss the challenges with sustainability, renewables, and supply chain and logistics, and how the math within the RFS and the blending of ethanol is broken. “It’s not gonna happen overnight. It’s a long-term transition.”
