New Bioeconomy Project Under Way
IOWA - The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture and the Iowa Learning Farm are coordinating a three-year project that focuses on cellulosic biomass management. Iowa State University...

USDA Forecasts Stronger Sorghum and DDGS Exports
US - The United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released a corrected US Crop Production report October 28^th.

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

CME: Corrected Report Reduces Corn Forecasts
US - CME's Daily Livestock Report for 28^th October 2008.

AFBF: Farm Outlook Positive for 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. - It's been predicted that in the coming year (2009), farmers will probably continue to realize fairly strong cash receipts, but by the same token they will see significant...

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

Ethanol: A Welfare-Increasing Market Distortion?
US - The following is a summary of a study by Xiaodong Du, Dermot J. Hayes and Mindy L. Baker about ethanol production and the possibilities it holds for consumers and producers.

Using E. coli to Add Value to Biofuel Waste
US - What do you get when you cross E. coli with biofuel waste products? A new process that may revolutionize the economic development of the growing biofuel industry.

Ethanol Production Aiding Livestock Feed Supply
US - The country's ethanol industry will continue to grow in 2009, thereby creating a substantial increase in the supply of dried distiller’s grains with solubles (DDGS), an ethanol...

Role of Ethanol Seen as Balancing Act
US - Consumer Scott Kroll assumes production of ethanol means higher prices for eggs, milk and bread. "Gas prices will go down, but food prices will go up," said Kroll, of Oglesby....

Colombia Planning on Palm Biodiesel Plants by 2009
US - Colombia, the leading producer of palm oil in the Americas, will have six palm biodiesel plants by next year and plans to increase its share of the biofuels market, sources from...

Economist Sees Hope in Corn and Soybeans
US - A Purdue University expert says that farmers should think about a diversified pricing strategy, as well as storing grain into spring.

Cargill Reports Income Up 62 Per Cent in Q1
US - Cargill has reported net earnings of $1.49 billion in the 2009 first quarter ended August 31^st, up 62 percent from $917 million in the same period a year ago.

CME: Group Futures Sharply Lower
US - CME's Daily Livestock Report for 14^th October 2008.

CRADA to Use Second-Generation Biofuel Feedstocks
US - Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. and the USDA Agricultural Research Service ARS) have entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement that will improve the processes...