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Corn and Water-Facts In Perspective
Find out things "they don't tell you" about corn production, the real facts about water in ethanol production, how much water corn really uses, and how much water corn actually needs, in this online presentation.
Florida Gears Up to Boost Ethanol Use
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Ethanol use in U.S. gasoline is about to take a big step forward into a prized market - Florida.
The biomass-derived alcohol is already a key component of reformulated gasoline, a relatively clean-burning formula that constitutes about one-third of daily demand. But as ethanol plants have proliferated and supply has grown, the fuel has failed to make much headway into the rest of the more than 9 million barrels of gasoline a day that the U.S. consumes.
Ethanol production is key to renewable fuels standard
By By Rep. Bill Delahunt (D-Mass.)
November 08, 2007
Record-high oil prices. The war in Iraq. Global warming. These are the issues that dominate the headlines today, and trouble American families. Not coincidentally, they all share the same underlying cause: the addiction of the United States to foreign oil.
Weaning ourselves off fossil fuels won’t be easy. There is no silver bullet. We need to conserve energy, increase fuel economy standards, invest in renewable power. These are steps that must be taken by this Congress, or we will have failed the American people.
New USDA Numbers Dispel Food And Fuel Debate; Supply Set to Outpace Demand (11-13-07)
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is encouraged by last week’s U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) crop production report illustrating that the United States will have enough corn to support the country’s food supply, ethanol, and export uses.
For the marketing year ending in August 2008, the corn supply is projected to reach nearly 14.5 billion bushels, while demand is expected to hit 12.6 billion bushels. USDA estimates the 2007 corn crop will reach 13.2 billion bushels, the largest crop in U.S. history and 25 percent larger than the 2006 crop.
Sens. Emphasize Energy Provisions
By Chris Clayton
DTN Staff Reporter
WASHINGTON (DTN) -- With oil reaching the $100-a-barrel threshold, Democratic senators Thursday spotlighted some of the energy provisions of the farm bill that Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin said would cause cellulosic plants to "mushroom" across the country.
With a backdrop declaring "Feeding and Fueling the World," Democratic senators emphasized the energy aspects of the farm bill as debate continues to stall over procedural matters. Energy has become a key component in the farm bill.
Shell Agreement Focused on Cellulosic
By Todd Neeley
DTN Staff Reporter
OMAHA (DTN) -- Tuesday's announcement that oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has extended an agreement with Codexis, a California-based biotechnology company, to continue work on cellulosic-ethanol technology may be indicative of exactly how oil companies look at the future of alternative fuels.
Cobs: The Future of Cellulosic Ethanol
By Todd Neeley
DTN Staff Reporter
HURLEY, S.D. (DTN) -- A brisk wind whipped around corn stover particles flying out the back of a combine on Darrin Ihnen's 4,000-acre farm near Hurley, S.D.
To the naked eye there was nothing spectacular about the combines mowing down fields dried in the late-summer heat, but a closer look revealed something different: Extra attachments had been added to these monstrosities by ethanol-producing giant Poet as a way for farmers to become part of the future of cellulosic ethanol.
Nearly three out of four Americans are pro-ethanol: survey
By Tom Johnston on Friday, November 02, 2007
Despite agriculture's skepticism about the feasibility of relying on renewable fuels to reduce America's reliance on foreign fuels, the general public favors the idea of filling their gas tanks with corn-based ethanol and the like.
According to a recent survey, some 74 percent of Americans say the United States should increase domestic production of renewable fuels.
Projects face market challenges
By Craig A. Johnson
Corn Marches On
U.S. farmers responded to higher corn prices by seeding record acres and harvesting a bin-busting crop. While the prospect of an unprecedented corn crop has eased price pressure somewhat, events overseas have kept prices higher than expected.
By Jerry W. Kram
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