Fuel
What farmers need to know about the surge in land values driven by agricultural shifts and global demand for corn- and soy-based fuel.
The University of Illinois says ethanol plants are producing more fuel per bushel of corn but smaller amounts of dried distiller grains which is a feed source for livestock.
South Dakota legislators voted against a ban on weather modification experiments over sustainability concerns and hindrance on grain and ethanol production.
A market analyst with DTN says the ethanol market for corn and the renewable diesel market for soybean oil are two much-needed sources of demand but the RFS program sets minimum volume requirements for those biofuels.
South Dakota lawmakers are focusing on value-added agriculture in new legislation initiatives for the state. The State House Majority Leader Representative says these bills would be the strongest landowner protections passed in two decades.
The Farm to Fly Act would use existing USDA programs to allow more alternative fuels to be used in the aviation sector as well as create new markets for American farmers.
Properly caring for farm machinery as this winter produces more challenging conditions than normal requires proactive maintenance by producers, according to a machinery expert from T&H Custom Ag.
As the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues to escalate, it is having a measurable effect on oil prices as well as interrupting maritime trade on the Red Sea.
This year is likely to see more competition between the ethanol industry and electric vehicles makers as sustainable energy becomes more accessible and the Biden Administrations pushes stringent regulations on vehicle emissions.
Dozens of new Climate Change Fellows will soon join the ranks of the USDA to expedite the high volume of applications requesting funding for innovative clean energy projects.
CHS Refined Fuels’ Senior Product Manager Erin Rouge advises producers to take action to optimize their purchasing.
