Barley Proposed for Ethanol Plant
US - Farmers can either invest directly in a biofuel refinery or grow the crops to feed it - this is the message being given to farmers by the head of a renewable fuels company proposing...

Merger to Form Innovative New Force
UK - Grainfarmers and Centaur Grain have announced plans to establish a major new grain marketing and input supply business that will be controlled by British farmers.

UFU Pressing for Drop in Livestock Feed Prices
UK - The Ulster Farmers’ Union is pressing for a drop in livestock feed prices.

RFA Releases First Data on UK Biofuels
UK - The Renewable Fuels Agency (RFA) has published its first monthly report on the supply of biofuels under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO), covering the period 15 April...

Royal Backing For Biofuels
UK - The political pressures on the biofuels industry were brought to the attention of Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, during a tour of the Ensus plant at Wilton.

The Glycerol Challenge
UK - Researchers from the University are leading a £1.86M project to improve the environmental benefits and economic viability of biodiesel manufacture.

Biofuels Drive Hunger
UK - Today's biofuel policies are not solving the climate or fuel crises but are instead contributing to food insecurity and inflation, hitting poor people hardest, according to a report...

Gross Margin Table Topped by Low Biomass Rape
UK - Low biomass oilseed rape has topped the gross margin table for next years harvest, with a projected Gross Margin of £962/hectare, compared with £907/ha for first wheat and £730/ha...

Pig Crisis Due to Grain Costs
UK - Feed wheat was £100 a year ago, then it rose to £200. Now it has dropped back to £150. This poses a problem for the industry, which is faced with the task of explaining to retailers,...

Teesside Needs Government to Partake in Biofuels Act
TEESSIDE - This is a special report by Jez Davison, Alan Plews and Sue Scott, as taken from NE Business, about the Government's role in the campaign against global warming. According...

Food prices to rise for years, biofuel firms say
LONDON - Staple food prices will rise for some years, but should eventually fall to historical averages as harvests increase, biofuel company executives said on Thursday.

Wheat for biofuels, bioenergy and high value bioproducts
UK - The UK is a world leader in growing wheat and also in the science and technology which have underpinned this success.

Disagreement On Carbon-Based Tax Breaks For Biofuels
UK - New UK legislation coming into effect on 15 April 2008 – the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation – will mean that biofuels must show significantly smaller carbon footprints than...

Biotechnology Can Tap Potential Hidden By Energy Crisis
UK - Fibre is the future and fungus holds the key. That's the opinion of Dr Pearse Lyons, President of Biotechnology business, Alltech.

Vision for the Future of the Combinable Crops Sector
UK - A dynamic, science-based, environmentally friendly sector making a major contribution to Britain’s supplies of food and renewable energy – that is the image of arable farming unveiled...