The rollout of Syngenta's Enogen corn benefits both farmers growing the hybrid grain and ethanol plants using it to produce biofuel.
Considering the prospects for the corn and ethanol markets ahead.
There are many interesting potential feedstocks for advanced ethanol. One of a handful I'm particularly interested in is energy beets.
Rick Tolman examines stereotypes, praises NASCAR as industry spokespeople and pushes for a 300-bushel national yield average, as head of the National Corn Growers Association.
Stepping back to compare the agricultural boom of the 1970s to the current period brings new perspective to the discussions swirling around food, fuel and the environment.
The USDA's Farm Service Agency has made a second solicitation under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for Bioenergy Producers. Approximately 830 million pounds of sugar are being offered for sale under the program. Bids are due Sept. 26.
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that California's low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) program is constitutional, overturning a prior ruling that it violates interstate commerce laws. The court published its opinion on Sept. 18.
A proposed project in California that will produce advanced ethanol, renewable power and pipeline-quality biogas is one step closer to fruition. On Sept. 10, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors voted to approve seven resolutions for the project.
The USDA has announced payments to biofuel producers under the Advanced Biofuel Payment Program. USDA Rural Development Acting Under Secretary Doug O'Brien made the announcement Sept. 12 at the National Advanced Biofuels Conference & Expo.
In front of an attentive crowd at the 2013 National Advanced Biofuels Conference & Expo in Omaha, Neb., representatives from Abengoa Bioenergy S.A., Poet-DSM Advanced Biofuels LLC and Ineos Bio presented updates on their cellulosic ethanol projects.
The USDA surprised the trade in its Sept. 12 World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates report by increasing its projections for the current crop year. The average corn yield is forecast at 155.3 bushels per acre, up 0.9 bushels from last month.
Harvesting crop residue for cellulosic ethanol production is consistent with good farm management, according to the latest data from researchers with Iowa State University and USDA. The work was commissioned by Poet-DSM Advanced Biofuels.
The team with Genscape LandViewer held to its corn forecast of a month ago projecting a 12.69 billion bushel crop with an average yield of 141.8 bushels per acre, a number that is lower than most analysts' predictions.
Starting in childhood, ethanol plant employee Johannes Kor received a solid foundation in the ethanol industry from his father, an ethanol industry veteran. He's proud to be a second-generation ethanol producer.
Clemson University researchers focusing on switchgrass as a renewable fuel source are looking to fungi and bacteria to help make cost-competitive biofuels from plant biomass, with the aim of bringing costs down to $3 to $4 per gallon.
Over the past week many corn crop analysts have significantly reduced their 2013 corn supply predictions to be more in line with the much lower corn crop harvest predicted by Genscape on its Aug. 8 press release.
Front Range Energy LLC, a 40 MMgy ethanol plant in Widsor, Colo., was the winning bidder on 14.2 million pounds of table sugar sold under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for Bioenergy Producers for 6 cents per pound.
The U.S. EPA has granted Aemetis Inc. approval to to generate D5 advanced biofuels renewable identification numbers (RINs) for its grain sorghum ethanol. The company's plant uses biogas and a combined-heat-and-power (CHP) system.
Fiberight LLC plans to break ground on a solid waste recycling plant in Marion, Iowa, as soon as December. Once complete, the facility will process municipal solid waste into feedstocks for the production compressed biogas and cellulosic ethanol.
Scientists working at the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility are looking to nature's catalysts, enzymes, for inspiration in their quest to find a more effective means of converting biomass into renewable fuel.
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture recently announced that a value chain consortium has presented a final report to local corn producers, showing that it is commercially viable to establish a cellulosic sugar plant in southwestern Ontario.
It's not always easy to talk to someone with negative views on the ethanol industry. But if the conversation remains respectful, it's possible for both parties can come away with a better understanding of the other person's perspective.
While ethanol from corn is often credited for agriculture's current period of prosperity, Ohio State University economists Carl Zulauf and Nick Rettig say that China's appetite for soybeans is a bigger economic driver.
It's not always easy to talk to someone with negative views on the ethanol industry. But if the conversation remains respectful, it's possible for both parties can come away with a better understanding of the other person's perspective.
It's not always easy to talk to someone with negative views on the ethanol industry. But if the conversation remains respectful, it's possible for both parties can come away with a better understanding of the other person's perspective.
The Commodity Credit Corp. is accepting offers from bioenergy producers to purchase sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for Bioenergy Producers (FFP). Offers, modification of offers or withdrawal of offers must be received by Aug. 28.
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