When Congress announced the US Renewable Fuel Standard a decade ago the aim was to combat the growing need for foreign oil as well as increase the production and promotion of clean, renewable biofuels. As 2016 approaches, and the ...
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In terms of ethanol production, corn has some competition this winter— grain sorghum. The grain, also known as milo, produces the same amount of ethanol per bushel, but uses one third less water in the process of creating the fuel. It ...
Using grain bins as a marketing strategy has a lot of appeal this year, as the farm markets hover at or below cost-of-production levels. Some farmers choose to use storage to help capture higher cash basis prices later in the season or to ...
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The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday upheld the complicated formula that Iowa uses to tax natural gas consumption, rejecting a legal challenge brought by the state's powerful ethanol industry. The owners of several ethanol plants argue the ...
Despite ethanol prices at their highest levels in nearly eight years, multiple ethanol production facilities in the US Midwest will undergo spring maintenance turnarounds in the coming weeks, sources said Tuesday. Flint Hills Resources ...
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February production of corn-based ethanol in the US lowered by 125.01 million gallons, or 10.76%, to an 11-month low of 1.04 billion gallons, US Environmental Protection Agency data showed Friday. The drop in ethanol production was ...
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The US ethanol industry will ask the Supreme Court to hear its challenge to California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard, two trade groups said Thursday. The Renewable Fuel Association and Growth Energy petitioned the high court to overturn the ...
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US railroads are rerouting ethanol shipments to avoid bottlenecks in Chicago, particularly for delivery to the East Coast, where supplies are running low, rail company officials said Thursday. David Garin, BNSF's vice president of ...
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Since late last summer, corn prices have fallen dramatically, but distillers grain prices have not. "While corn prices at South Dakota ethanol plants have dropped $1.50 per bushel since August 2, dried distillers grains plus solubles ...
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Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) is a voluntary program that is available to cattle producers throughout the country and gives guidelines on production and management. Practices taught through BQA certification classes promote management ...
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Much has happened in 2013 for the ethanol-producing world: taking a look at new sources for ethanol, an inaccurate story instigating Twitter reaction, and markets looking to ethanol as both a worry and a possible helper to the corn ...
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Gevo, Inc. announced that Greg Roda has joined the company as Chief Commercial Officer. In this role, Roda will be responsible for all business development activities for the Company. "Greg's background is ideally suited to leading ...
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State-owned Shougang, one of China's largest steel companies, resumed operations at its 300 mt/year gas-to-ethanol pilot plant in Jingtang, northern China, in August, following a halt in February due to a technical glitch, a spokesman at ...
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Unites States Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado toured and met with Gevo, Inc. to discuss the importance of renewable fuels and chemicals for Colorado and the U.S. economy. Senator Bennet met with Gevo executives including chief ...
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The profitability of turning corn crops into ethanol in Europe surged to seven-month highs this week following a jump in the spot price of the biofuel, according to data compiled by Platts. The corn-to-ethanol crush margin, an indication ...
Tags: Crush Margin, Chemicals