Seed supply tight as ethanol market encourages massive amounts of corn (AG Weekly)
WICHITA, Kan. — A burgeoning ethanol market has the nation’s farmers gearing up to plant massive amounts of corn this spring, creating shortages of some popular biotech hybrid seeds.
Diesels Come Clean - BusinessWeek
| Diesels Come Clean BusinessWeek - And, unlike other alternative fuels, notably ethanol-based E85, the diesel infrastructure is better developed. Approximately 40% of US filling stations ... |
AlgoDyne Ethanol to Acquire Up to 3,000 Acres of Land in Saskatchewan to Grow Crops for Ethanol Production (Grainnet.com)
Las Vegas--As announced earlier this week, AlgoDyne Ethanol Energy Inc. signed a letter of intent to acquire approximately 800 acres of agricultural land in Saskatchewan.
AlgoDyne Ethanol to Acquire Up to 3000 Acres of Land in … - Grainnet
| AlgoDyne Ethanol to Acquire Up to 3000 Acres of Land in ... Grainnet, IL - Today, AlgoDyne Ethanol Energy Inc. has decided to increase the total amount of land to be acquired to up to 3000 acres to grow bioenergy crops and ... |
Ethanol may be blessing or curse for farmers - Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)
| Ethanol may be blessing or curse for farmers Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription), MN - So far, rewards have outshined the risks for farmers investing in corn-based ethanol plants. Falling oil prices could change that. ... |
Ethanol and livestock - Financial Times
| Ethanol and livestock Financial Times, UK - For that, they can thank corn-based ethanol. As a fuel additive grown on the prairie, it provides a critical link between energy and agriculture. ... |
The unanticipated impact of ethanol - The News Journal
| The unanticipated impact of ethanol The News Journal, DE - Higher corn prices stemming from the demand for ethanol have driven up vegetable prices overall. (Buy photo) The News Journal/SCOTT NATHAN ... |
Ethanol Boom Creates Dilemma (KCCI 8 Des Moines)
Ethanol's popularity as an alternative fuel has reached an all-time high.
Ethanol industry races to establish national identity - DesMoinesRegister.com
| Ethanol industry races to establish national identity DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - Renew E85, an offshoot of Utica Energy, an ethanol producer in Oshkosh, Wis., operates eight retail stations that sell two ethanol blends, E85 and E10. ... |
Fertilizer companies reap profits from ethanol boom (The Salt Lake Tribune)
SIOUX CITY, Iowa - The world needs more corn, and U.S. farmers will do everything they can to meet the demand. ''That's just the nature of the American farmer,'' said John Scott, who runs a farming operation with his brother near Odebolt in western Iowa. ''We will give the market what it wants.'' But to produce more corn, needed to feed livestock and the booming ethanol industry, the ...