Economic Feasibility of Anaerobic Digesters
A viable anaerobic digestion system to process organic wastes can be costly, so producers who are considering adopting this type of technology need to examine all aspects of it. One key aspect to consider is the economic feasibility of anaerobic ...

Generate Energy on the Farm
By the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program. Biomass crops, converted vegetable oil or animal manure, windmills and solar panels – across America, farmers are increasingly exploring a range of energy technologies to “grow”...

Biogas: Cleaning and Uses
By Mahendran Navaratnasamy, Agriculture Stewardship Division, Jim Jones, Bio-Industrial Development, Bruce Partington, Rural Utilities Division of the Agriculture and Rural Development, Alkberta. Biogas consists of methane (CH₄) and carbon-dioxide...

Impacts of Ethanol on Planted Acreage in Market Equilibrium
By Hongli Feng and Bruce A. Babcock of Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University.

Glomalin What Is It . . . and What Does It Do?
Glomalin is a glycoprotein, a sugar-protein compound that might trigger the formation of soil.

A Canadian Perspective on Land Management Risks Associated with Biofuels and their Production
By the Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. This document is part of the Capturing Feed Grain & Forage Opportunities 2007 Proceedings - "Farming for Feed, Forage and Fuel".

Drying Digestates from Biogas Plants
By Dipl.-Ing. agr. Janett Peschel, Big Dutchman International GmbH. Generating power from renewable energies is becoming increasingly important in Germany as well as on the international level.

Sweden Biofuels Annual Report 2008
The USDA FAS GAIN Report shows that Sweden is among the leading countries worldwide in the utilization of renewable resources for energy production and is firmly in the forefront with regard to biofuel utilization within the transport sector as well....

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates
This report, released by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), adopts U.S. area, yield, and production forecasts for winter wheat, durum, other spring wheat, barley, oats and also livestock, poultry and dairy.

US Feed Outlook - July 2008
By ERS USDA. This monthly report examines supply, use, prices, and trade for feed grains, including supply and demand prospects in major importing and exporting countries. Focuses on corn; also contains information on sorghum, barley, oats, and hay.

World Agricultural Production - July 2008
This report prepared by the USDA FAS International Production Assessment Branch reflects official USDA estimates released in the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE-460) July 11, 2008.

Dramatic Increases in Corn and Soybean Costs in 2009
Gary D. Schnitkey, U of I Extension farm financial management specialist.

US Oil Crops Outlook
By ERS USDA. This monthly report examines supply, use, prices, and trade for oil crops (primarily soybeans and products), including supply and demand prospects in major importing and exporting countries. Includes information on cottonseed, peanuts, sunflowerseed,...

The Gallagher Review of the Indirect Effects of Biofuels Production
By Ed Gallagher, Chair – The Renewable Fuels Agency.

Another Inconvenient Truth: How Biofuel Policies are Deepening Poverty and Accelerating Climate Change
By Oxfam International. The current biofuel policies of rich countries are neither a solution to the climate crisis nor the oil crisis, and instead are contributing to a third: the food crisis. In poor countries, biofuels may offer some genuine development...