Scott Irwin's Blog

Daredevils and Speculators

“Then we heard the high-pitched whir of a snowmobile engine far in the distance. It was like a scene from a World War II movie, where the Americans hear the … Read More Test

China and U.S. Soybean Exports

There is much discussion these days about China not buying any US soybeans so far this marketing year. This is decidely not the norm. For example, by this time last … Read More Test

SREs

Last Friday, the EPA released its decision on 2016-2024 SREs (small refinery exemptions) under the RFS. The EPA awarded 63 full SREs and 77 partial (50%) exemptions. The total for … Read More Test

Friday Fun

If you’ve read my book Back to the Futures, you know that I have had a lifelong passion for things that go fast. I grew up going to dirt … Read More Test

A Day in the Life

Many of you have probably noticed that higher education is having a rough go of it right now. There is a new headline almost every day about the Trump Administration’s … Read More Test

Genetic Improvement in Crop Yields

A fundamental component of agricultural productivity is genetic gain in crop yields. Improving the genetic potential of crop yields has been central to most of the world escaping the recurring … Read More Test

A Ceasefire Proposal for the SRE Wars

There has been a lot of leaking lately in DC about renewable volume obligations (RVOs) for the RFS in 2026 and perhaps 2027. These leaks suggest the Trump EPA will … Read More Test

A Market Genius

A few weeks ago, my publishing imprint, Ceres Books, released It’s All Speculation by Tom Hieronymus. It is a collection of Tom’s writings across his career that stretched from … Read More Test

The Magic of AI

Last week, my little publishing imprint Ceres Books released a new title—It’s All Speculation by Tom Hieronymus. It is a collection of writings by Tom on markets and … Read More Test

It’s All Speculation

I am very pleased to share this guest blog post from Dwight Sanders of Southern Illinois University. He wrote an extended review of the newly released book It’s All Speculation … Read More Test