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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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USDA, DOE Announce Funding for Biomass Research and Development Initiative
May 6, 2010 4:01 PM | Source: USDA
The USDA and Department of Energy (DOE) on May 6 jointly announced up to $33 million in funding for research and development of technologies and processes to produce biofuels, bioenergy and high-value biobased products... More
RFA to President Obama: Gulf Response Requires Immediate Solutions and Long Term Strategies
May 5, 2010 2:53 PM | Source: Renewable Fuels Association
Addressing the tragedy hitting the Gulf of Mexico and coastal areas requires both an aggressive short-term response and an equally aggressive long-term energy and environmental strategy... More
ASA Says President Obama’s Main Street Tour Highlights Role of Biofuels
Apr 30, 2010 3:03 PM | Source: American Soybean Association
The American Soybean Association (ASA) says President Barack Obama’s visit today to POET Biorefining in Macon, MO, highlights the role the biofuels industry can play in the creation of green jobs... More
Iowa and Nebraska Congressmen Promote Renewable-Fuels Pipeline Act
Apr 2, 2010 2:07 PM | Source: Soyatech
Congressmen Leonard Boswell (D-IA) and Lee Terry (R-NE) are promoting a bipartisan effort to boost the nation’s homegrown energy industry by improving infrastructure for moving ethanol from the Midwest to the rest of the country... 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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