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Water QualityGo Organic?| By Larry Stalcup No herbicide, no pesticide, no treated seed, no biotech. But your soybeans bring as much as $20-25./bu. That's the life of an organic soybean grower.... More |
Water Quality CreditsStream Of Dreams| By Susan Winsor Craig Recker won a yield contest without a speck of commercial fertilizer. His New Vienna, IA, neighbors couldn't believe that manure and alfalfa credits... More |
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Canada Wants Higher Biofuels Mandates
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM | Compiled by Greg Lamp
Even though Canada will be forced to import ethanol to satisfy a federal government ethanol mandate that takes effect next September, the Canadian Renewable... More
Navy Contracts for Camelina-Based Jet Fuel
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM | Compiled By Greg Lamp
Leading camelina-based fuel producer Sustainable Oils announces that it has been awarded a contract by the Defense Energy Support Center (DESC) to provide... More
USDA Eases Biofuel Loan Terms
Nov 15, 2009 12:00 PM | BY JONATHAN WEGNER
Although last year dealt major blows to many biofuel producers and the banks that financed their expansion, newly expanded USDA loan guarantee programs... More
Global Biofuel Use Could Double in 6 Years
Nov 1, 2009 12:00 PM | Compiled By Greg Lamp
Analysis by Hart's Global Biofuels Center in Houston shows that worldwide usage of biofuels is likely to double between 2009 and 2015, according to The... More
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Biofuels in the News
July 2009 Ethanol Production: 728,000 Barrels/Day
Oct 2, 2009 3:47 PM | Source: Renewable Fuels Association
U.S. ethanol producers continue setting new records for production, as demand for renewable alternatives to gasoline grows. According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), American ethanol facilities produced 728,000 barrels/day in July 2009... More
Study shows more corn for biofuels would hurt water
Oct 1, 2009 1:51 PM | Source: Purdue University
More of the fertilizers and pesticides used to grow corn would find their way into nearby water sources if ethanol demands lead to planting more acres in corn, according to a Purdue University study. The study of Indiana water sources found that those near fields that ... More
Corn Stover: How Much Can You Harvest?
Sep 28, 2009 2:24 PM | Source: Farm Press
How much corn crop residue, or stover, can be removed for biofuels without harming soil? An Agricultural Research Service (ARS) study of a 10-mile circle around the University of Minnesota’s Morris campus offers some clues... More
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