by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The intersection of food, feed, oleochemicals, identity preservation and traceability are increasingly intertwined, ever more important
agricultural economics
Back TO HOMEAs American Gasoline Prices Soar, Some Blame Ethanol
by Christopher M. Matthews (Wall Street Journal) Prices for the biofuel have surged, rekindling a debate about whether it’s contributing
November 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Ag Groups Try, but Struggle to Address Racial Diversity
by Sara Wyant (Agri-Pulse) As the deputy secretary of agriculture, Krysta Harden was in a unique position to encourage more diversity
August 05, 2020 Read Full Article
New Iowa State Web Hub Offers Resources to Track COVID-19’s Economic Impacts
(Iowa State University) Tracking COVID-19’s economic impacts, especially in the state of Iowa, is now possible thanks to resources on a
May 26, 2020 Read Full Article
Hero BX Eyes Expanding Biodiesel Footprint When Pandemic Subsides
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) ... “We are surviving day by day,” Peterson (Chris Peterson, president of Hero BX) said.
April 15, 2020 Read Full Article
Farmers Estimated to Lose Billions in 2020
by Nathan Anderson (Columbia Daily Tribune) Already hurting from the upheaval caused by a long-lasting trade war, U.S. farmers are now expected
April 15, 2020 Read Full Article
Distillers' Grains Disappear as Ethanol Plants Slow, Halt Production: Cattle Producers Forced to Find Replacement for Valuable Feed Source
by Laurie Bedord (Successful Farming) ... Cattle require a specific diet to maintain proper nutrition and weight gain. For the past
April 15, 2020 Read Full Article
Rural Climate Action in the U.S. and China
(Wilson Center) In China and the United States--the top two emitters of greenhouse gasses--most climate policies and civil society campaigns have
March 06, 2020 Read Full Article
New Study Finds ‘Insignificant’ Link between US Biofuel Policy and Deforestation in Southeast Asia
(Biofuels International) A new study carried out by economic modelling experts from Purdue University in the US has found the
January 21, 2020 Read Full Article
Trade Dispute Affecting Ethanol Production in Midwest
by Andy Knight (The Herald Bulletin) Officials with POET Biorefining in Alexandria are monitoring the ongoing trade dispute between the United
August 16, 2019 Read Full Article
Federal Bill Could Create Biogas Tax Credits, Bolster Organics Infrastructure
by Cole Rosengren (Waste Dive) ... The expiration of the ITC benefits in 2016, followed by the expiration of related
August 05, 2019 Read Full Article
Ethanol, the Fix the Ag Economy Needs
(WOWO News/Hoosier Ag Today) The key to improving the farm economy and raising grain prices is not trade, but renewable fuels.
May 15, 2019 Read Full Article
Rural America Is Ready for Some Sort of a New Deal, Preferably Green
by Art Cullen (The Guardian) Here in farming country we have the opportunity to rethink our approach to renewable energy and
March 15, 2019 Read Full Article
Penny for Your Corn? Stingy Trade-War Aid Irks U.S. Farmers
by P.J. Huffstutter and Mark Weinraub (Reuters) ... Federal economists have calculated that the nation’s losses in corn - its largest
December 07, 2018 Read Full Article
“Brexit Is the Impetus to Reinvigorate”: The Advanced Bioeconomy, Resilience, and a New Role for the Commonwealth?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... CHOGM (Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting) delegates will hear quite a bit about blockchain, gene
April 12, 2018 Read Full Article
Indiana Farm Leaders on Importance of NAFTA
by Andy Eubank (Hoosier Ag Today) ... “There are a lot of positives of NAFTA as it relates to agriculture in
February 20, 2018 Read Full Article
Expected Drop in Farm Income Highlights Need for Biofuels, RFS
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The USDA’s February 2018 Farm Income Forecast predicts net farm income will decline by or
February 19, 2018 Read Full Article
Biofuels Phase-Out Will Raise Demand for Feed Imports, Industry Warns
by Samuel White (EurActiv) This article is part of our special report Phasing-out biofuels: What’s really at stake?. -- Biofuels in
October 06, 2017 Read Full Article
How to Thrive in Emerging Markets: Making Industrial Biotechnology Work away from Home
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Why do hot US agricultural technologies fail to get the explosive growth they deserve? BEE
August 12, 2016 Read Full Article
USDA Chief Economist Office Examines Ethanol’s Complex Impact
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) USDA's Office of the Chief Economist just released a comprehensive report on ethanol.
October 30, 2015 Read Full Article
EPA's RFS Proposal Risks Ending America's Rural Renaissance
by Jonathan H Harsch (Agri-Pulse) When President George W. Bush signed the law creating the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in 2005 to
October 23, 2015 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Works for Illinois Animal Agriculture
(Illinois Soybean Association) Biodiesel Positively Impacts Poultry and Livestock Farmers’ Bottom Lines -- Biodiesel is known for powering vehicles across the
August 18, 2015 Read Full Article
Future Farm, Future Crop: Utopia or Dystopia? Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of 5
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As America’s farmers hit retirement age and technology options explode, what comes next? ... The average
August 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Challenge to Manage Farms during Volatile Periods
by Martha Blum (AgriNews) The mood in agriculture is cautiously optimistic. “A few years ago agriculture was going like gangbusters,
March 31, 2015 Read Full Article
UN’s Pro Biofuels Stance an ‘Important Milestone’ for Agriculture
by Olivia Midgley (Farmers Guardian) Sustainable biofuel production can offer additional incomes for farmers as well as helping to achieve
February 06, 2015 Read Full Article
EPA Seeks Nominations for New Agricultural Science Committee
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The U.S. EPA has published a notice in the Federal Register inviting the public to
January 07, 2015 Read Full Article
Commodities: DDGS Value Comes Down to Logistics
by Sean Broderick (CHS/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... Chinese MIR 162 (Syngenta trait corn) issues are still not resolved, leaving significant amounts
October 02, 2014 Read Full Article
Do GMO Crops Foster Monoculture?
by Steve Savage (GMO Answers) Do GMO crops "foster monoculture?" This is a frequent criticism of modern agriculture. I have
August 29, 2014 Read Full Article
The Impact of Ethanol Production on the North Dakota Agricultural Retail Industry
by Richard Taylor and Won W. Koo (Center for Agricultural Policy and Trade Studies North Dakota State University) ... The first immediate impact
August 12, 2014 Read Full Article
OECD-FAO Outlook Report Predicts Growth in Ethanol Production
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A new agricultural outlook report published by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
July 21, 2014 Read Full Article
Letter: Don’t Blame Ethanol
by Greg Krissek (Lawerence- Journal World) To the editor: Kansas University biologist Chip Taylor has brought ethanol to the top of his
May 13, 2014 Read Full Article
EU Sees Rising Food Output by 2023 on Export and Biofuel Demand
by Rudy Ruitenberg (Bloomberg) European Union production of foodstuffs from cheese to poultry to wheat is predicted to climb by
January 15, 2014 Read Full Article
Integrating Place-Specific Livelihood and Equity Outcomes into Global Assessments of Bioenergy Deployment
by Felix Creutzig, Esteve Corbera, Simon Bolwig and Carol Hunsberger (IOP Science) Integrated assessment models suggest that the large-scale deployment
October 30, 2013 Read Full Article
Sugar Industry for Direct Manufacture of Ethanol
by Dilip Kumar Jha (Business Standard) A practice prevalent globally, to reduce fuel needs Sugar mills have urged the government to allow
October 22, 2013 Read Full Article
Tides of Prosperity, Past and Present
by Chris Hanson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... Similar to the 1970s period of prosperity, Zulauf (Carl Zulauf, economics professor at Ohio
September 25, 2013 Read Full Article
Is Ethanol Starving Africa?
by Amar Toor (The Verge) Accusations of land grabbing revive debate over "food versus fuel" ... But some experts say that
September 20, 2013 Read Full Article
Comparing Current and 1970 Farm Prosperity: Alcohol for Fuel and the Current Prosperity
by Carl Zulauf and Nick Rettig (Ohio State University/FarmDocDaily) ... Corn processed into alcohol for fuel was not a factor in
August 26, 2013 Read Full Article
The Role of Biofuels in a Warming World
RP Siegel (TriplePundit) ... We know that the 14 billion gallons of ethanol produced by American agriculture last year displaced
November 06, 2012 Read Full Article
Baseline Time Accounting Significantly Improves the Climate Impact Assessment of Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC)
(PR NewsWire) Accounting for dynamics in the global agricultural area reduces the current estimated contributions to global warming from ILUC
November 01, 2012 Read Full Article
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Paper Probes Deeper Implications of ILUC Debate
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Looking for a middle ground where environmentalists and ethanol advocates could meet, the Minneapolis-based