$30M Investment in Malunggay Biodiesel Plant
PHILIPPINES - A US green technology company and a Philippine biotechnology firm are to invest $30-million in a plant using malunggay oil as feedstock to make biodiesel.

Milo the New Corn for Pigs?
US - Many central US swine producers in recent years switched to a corn-based diet for their stock. That decision may now need to change.

Meeting s on Oilseed Crops
US - Whether oilseed crops are used for biodiesel production, cooking oil or other industrial and food use, the U.S. and international demand is growing, according to a Texas AgriLife...

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

Comments Sought on GE Corn for Biofuel
US - The US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has called for public comment on a petition to deregulate corn genetically engineered (GE)...

UT Takes Lead in Biofuel Research
US - The University of Tennessee is building a biorefinery on a 40 acre site in the Niles Ferry Industrial Park in Vonore.

USDA Invites Applications for Biorefinery Loans
WASHINGTON - Applications are being accepted in the US for loan guarantees under the Biorefinery Assistance Program (Section 9003), authorised by the Food, Conservation, and Energy...

CME: Crude Oil Prices Impact Livestock Production
US - CME's Daily Livestock Report for 18^th November 2008.

Ethanol Production Minor Factor in Land Use Changes
US – The amount of agricultural land required to produce 15 billion gallons of grain ethanol in the United States by 2015, as required by the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act...

CME: The Cattle: Corn Ratio
US - CME's Daily Livestock Report for 17^th November 2008.

Sorghum Breeder Brings International Experience
US - Ethiopia and Kansas may seem a world apart, but Tesfaye Tesso has found there are commonalities between the two. One of them is a need to improve plants grown for food, feed, and...

Weekly Outlook: Corn Demand Not Improving
US - The corn market continues to struggle with a number of negative fundamental factors. As a result, prices continue to hover just above marketing year lows. This report is issued...

Conference Yields Millions in Ag Export Transactions
US - US corn and distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) contributed to an estimated $73 million in US agricultural export transactions during a conference co-sponsored by the...

Operations at Obion Ethanol Plant Begins
US - Omaha-based Green Plains Renewable Energy is testing, calibrating and commissioning a new ethanol plant near Obion, Tennessee.

CME: Ethanol Industry Driving Corn Forward
US - CME's Daily Livestock Report for 12^th November 2008.