Biofuels
Minnesota rolls out B5 starting May 1
Apr 29, 2009 11:44 AM | Source: Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Starting May 1, Minnesota trucks and other vehicles will be burning cleaner fuel thanks to a state requirement that diesel fuel contain 5% biodiesel in most diesel fuel sold in the state. ... More
California Adopts Low-Carbon Fuel Standard
Apr 27, 2009 4:42 PM | Source: Brock Associates
Over the objections of the ethanol industry, California on Thursday adopted a first-ever rule designed to reduce carbon emissions from transportation fuels, and spur the market for cleaner gasoline alternatives.... More
Swine Flu Outbreak Impacting Crop Markets
Apr 27, 2009 1:58 PM | By Bob Sampson, University of Illinois
Swine flu has already had an impact on U.S. crop markets, says Darrel Good... More
Myth Of Ethanol And Food Prices
Apr 24, 2009 2:15 PM | By Forrest Laws, Farm Press
The Congressional Budget Office has released a report entitled, “The Impact of Ethanol Use on Food Prices and Greenhouse-Gas Emissions,”... More
Biofuels News
Myth Of Ethanol And Food Prices
Apr 24, 2009 2:15 PM | By Forrest Laws, Farm Press
The Congressional Budget Office has released a report entitled, “The Impact of Ethanol Use on Food Prices and Greenhouse-Gas Emissions,”... More
NCGA Applauds CBO Findings: Ethanol Accounts For Only A Fraction of Food Price Increases
Apr 14, 2009 2:10 PM
National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) President Bob Dickey released the following statement on the Congressional Budget Office’s April 8 report, “The Impact of Ethanol Use on Food Prices and Greenhouse-Gas Emissions:”... More
Ethanol
Myth Of Ethanol And Food Prices
Apr 24, 2009 2:15 PM | By Forrest Laws, Farm Press
The Congressional Budget Office has released a report entitled, “The Impact of Ethanol Use on Food Prices and Greenhouse-Gas Emissions,”... More
Dedicated Ethanol Pipeline Study
Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Magellan Midstream Partners has joined ethanol producer POET to continue assessing the feasibility of a dedicated ethanol pipeline. The proposed common... More
Biodiesel
Minnesota rolls out B5 starting May 1
Apr 29, 2009 11:44 AM | Source: Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Starting May 1, Minnesota trucks and other vehicles will be burning cleaner fuel thanks to a state requirement that diesel fuel contain 5% biodiesel in most diesel fuel sold in the state. ... More
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Promote Biofuel Pipelines
Apr 13, 2009 3:24 PM | Source: Biodiesel Magazine
U.S. Sens. Tom Harkin (D-IA), John Thune (R-SD) and Tim Johnson (D-SD) have introduced legislation that authorizes loan guarantees for the construction of renewable fuel pipeline projects. ... More
Energy
Miscanthus, Switchgrass and Restored Prairie Tested as a Potential Energy Crops
Mar 26, 2009 1:44 PM | By Debra Levey Larson, University of Illinois
On the University of Illinois (U of I) South Farms, 320 acres are devoted to the largest biofuels research farm in the U.S., growing crops that could be used to produce renewable energy. ... More
A Second Crop From Your Cornfields?
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM | By Liz Morrison
Can you harvest corn residue for biofuels without depleting soil organic matter and sacrificing yields?... More
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