Put the world's biggest potential buyers of distillers grains in the same room with the major U.S. companies that produce and sell the product, and good things happen.
By Rona Johnson
August 15, 2008
High prices might coax reinvestments in agriculture around the world. In Russia alone, 100 million acres of abandoned fertile fields could produce the equivalent of the U.S. corn crop. Plus, there's enough low-value land to produce 1 billion tons of biomass.
It's official: Perry's request is rejected. Sensible minds prevail.
By Rona Johnson
August 08, 2008
Turning a problem compound into a profitable one is the target of innovation.
The Food before Fuel campaign—designed to convince the public that biofuels are responsible for rising food costs and to press the government to rein in its renewable fuels' mandate—has caused a lot of heartburn. The question is whether consumers believe that the companies supporting this campaign are looking out for their best interests.
From a good idea, to a better idea, to a comprehensive governor's coalition, the state of Colorado has invested in an ethanol economy that's a long way from the Corn Belt, but motorists, business owners and foreign countries are taking note of Rocky Mountain E85.
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