Cactus Plant Has Oil Potential
CANADA - A team of researchers at the University of Alberta's department of agriculture is investigating the properties of lesquerella as an oilcrop for an industrial lubricant.

Soyabean Exports Strong, But Crush Is Slow
US - For the 2008-09 marketing year, the USDA has projected that U.S. soybean exports will reach 1.02 billion bushels, 141 million (12 percent) less than the record exports of a year...

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...

Research Attracts Investors to Latin America
LATIN AMERICA - Latin America is all set to make a splash in the global biofuels market, thanks to its inherent advantages of land availability, technological developments, agricultural...

US Soybean Farmers Respond to Demand
US - As we approach the end of the fourth-largest soybean harvest on record, the United Soybean Board and soybean checkoff point out the role U.S. soybean farmers play in feeding and...

Unravelling the Soybean Gene
US - For millennia, people have grown soybeans and turned them into useful products like oil and livestock feed. But when it comes to understanding why a soybean grows, blooms or produces...

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...

Inland Empire Oilseeds Starts Biodiesel Production
US - Odessa, Washington based Inland Empire Oilseeds has successfully started to process a commercial quantity of biodiesel from canola.

Minister Opens Biofuels Conference
BRAZIL - The Brazilian Head Minister of the Civil Cabinet, Dilma Rousseff, opened up the 1st International Conference of Biofuels on Monday, welcoming 300 participants and the 92 foreign...

Biodiesel Project Put on Hold
CANADA - A plan to build a biodiesel plant in Manitoba has been put on hold.

Another Record-Setting Year for Soy Exports
US - U.S. soybean farmers already have one reason to give thanks this fall - 2008 exports of U.S. soy have set another all-time record. This year over 1.5 billion bushels of soy were...

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

Weekly Outlook: November Crop Reports
US - In the final production forecasts of the season, the USDA projected the 2008 U.S. corn crop at 12.02 billion bushels and the 2008 soybean crop at 2.921 billion bushels. Those forecasts...

AFBF Predict Low Prices for Corn and Soybean
US - Corn and soybean producers will likely have to wait until the first of the new year for any rally in prices while cotton producers may continue to struggle with low prices, according...

Oilseed Demand Attracting Texas Farmers
US - Texas AgriLife Extension Service has scheduled three workshops in the coming weeks to help Texas farmers meet the new and growing demand for vegetable oils, according to an AgriLife...