Papers and presentations given at the recent Energy From Agriculture Conference in St. Louis are available on the Farm Foundation website.
Oh E-Canada!
Our neighbors to the north may soon have a national biofuels standard.
Wisconsin Moves Toward Ethanol Requirement
Wisconsin is poised to become the fourth to enact an ethanol blend requirement for gasoline.
Yet Another Nebraska Plant
Colorado-based Biofuel Solutions and Cargill are together on a deal to build a 110-million-gallon per year ethanol plant in Wood River, NE.
Energy Conference in St. Louis
Farm Foundation and USDA’s Office of Energy Policy and New Uses kicked off their Energy from Agriculture conference today in St. Louis
Biodiesel Book For Kids
New Society Publishers. This group has a website called RenewableEnergyAccess.com and they have this cute little kids book called “Have Fries Will Travel – the Adventures of a Veggie-Powered Car and an Eco-Rap Star.”
Higher Oil Prices Forecast to Increase Domestic Fuel Demand
In the latest Long Term Energy Outlook report issued by the Energy Information Administration, higher oil prices are expected to increase demand for “unconventional sources of transportation fuel, such as ethanol and biodiesel.”
Cornhusker State Ethanol
More corn from the Cornhusker State will be going into ethanol production.
FTC Finds Ethanol Industry Competitive
The ethanol industry has been exonerated of charges that it is too highly concentrated in the hands of too few companies.
USDA Energy Strategy Supports Domestic Fuels
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced a strategy to help farmers and ranchers deal with higher energy costs and increase production of domestic fuels.