By Marcia Wood, United States Department of Agriculture
In a wood near you, powerful microbes quicken the decay of fallen tree branches. ...
Several recreational trade associations have recently called on members to contact the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and ask it not to implement a proposed waiver that will allow ethanol blends in gasoline to be increased from 10 percent to 15 percent. ...
By Roy Roberson
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Barley production in the upper Southeast could be a boon to grain farmers, but perhaps it could also help pull the livestock industry out of a tailspin that began when corn and other grain feeds soared in price the past two years....
By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff
With hearings on biofuels coming fast and furious, the Renewable Fuels Association has offered a preview of its approach to the EPA proposed rulemaking for the Renewable Fuel Standard....
Fuel isn’t the only product derived from petroleum. ...
The United Soybean Board (USB) and soybean checkoff will have the help of seven U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) affiliated Clean Cities chapters to communicate the benefits of soy biodiesel this summer....
By Ann Ryan
University of Tennessee
Thirty-eight area farmers have received acceptance letters into the University of Tennessee’s second season of a switchgrass farmer incentive program. ...
By Stu Hudson
University of Florida
Plans for a new cellulosic ethanol research and demonstration plant to be built by the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences are being revamped for a location closer to Gainesville....
By Susan Varlamoff
University of Georgia
Does Georgia have an advantage in bioenergy production?...
The American Soybean Association (ASA) has provided comments in Washington, D.C. at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Public Hearing on the EPA’s Proposed Rule for the expanded Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS-2). ...
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