USDA secretary urges states to allow on-road dyed diesel

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: October 6, 2026

Words: 919

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said Tuesday in Iowa that she is urging state governors to follow the president’s move to suspend penalties on the unrestricted use of dyed diesel, a tax-exempt fuel typically allowed in off-road machinery only.

President Donald Trump announced Monday evening at a rally in Nebraska he would authorize highway use of dyed diesel fuel and defer the federal excise tax on the fuel …

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