By Faith Peppers
University of Georgia
University of Georgia researchers were recently awarded two grants totaling $2.5 million to help find better ways to produce biofuels from switchgrass and sunflowers....
By Lynn Davis
Virginia Tech University
Wood could help solve the nation's energy woes. ...
A recent nationwide survey conducted by the United Soybean Board (USB) and soybean checkoff revealed that U.S. consumers strongly back U.S. soybean farmers and biodiesel....
Agriculture Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics Gale Buchanan and Energy Department (DOE) Under Secretary for Science Raymond Orbach have announced plans to award 10 grants totaling more than $10 million to accelerate fundamental research in the development of cellulosic biofuels....
The American Farm Bureau Federation has sent a letter to all members of Congress urging them to work constructively to craft a comprehensive energy plan that embraces all aspects of the nation’s energy needs. ...
By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff
DuPont and the University of Tennessee have announced plans to build a new cellulosic ethanol pilot plant and research facility that could help provide the best of both worlds for the renewable fuel....
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Senators Tom Harkin of Iowa and Richard Lugar of Indiana have introduced legislation aimed at addressing one of the valid criticisms of ethanol production — the lack of an economical way to move the renewable fuel to major markets....
The latest information about alternative fuels and the current and future projects planned for this new industry in the Southeast will be the focus of the third annual Southeast Bioenergy Conference Aug. 12-13 in Tifton, Ga....
If the tradition holds, then thousands of producers, agribusiness representatives, and interested participants are expected to attend the 25th Milan No-Till Crop Production Field Day July 24 at the University of Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center at Milan, Tenn....
By Carol Spence
University of Kentucky
A biofuels short course will provide a broad introduction to the area of biomass-derived fuels, emphasizing technological aspects of their production, as well as new feedstock opportunities for farmers. ...
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