Farm Profits Boost John Deere
Deere & Co, the world’s largest farm equipment manufacturer, reported record fourth quarter profits, with predictions for equally high 2012 profits. The equipment company, along with many other American businesses,…
More Corn Going to Ethanol than Livestock
According to recent estimates by University of Missouri economists, more corn grown in the United States is being used for ethanol production than for livestock feed. Using U.S. Department of…
Farm Prices to Remain High This Decade
According to recent reports by the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), global food prices are likely to remain high…
USDA Announces Biofuel Program
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced projects that will pay farmers to grow energy crops. States that are a part of this biofuel program include Missouri, Ohio,…
USDA Releases Renewable Energy Report
Earlier this week, the Department of Agriculture released a report detailing several vital measures needed to increase renewable energy consumption in rural America. Rising fuel prices over the last year…
Vilsack Praises Iowa Algae Plant
The grand opening of BioProcess Algae LLC's Phase 2 Grower Harvester Bioreactor Project occurred last Friday, with major agricultural leaders in attendance, including Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. The algae…
Ethanol Debate Heats Up
In recent statements, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) came out in favor of increased ethanol production and research. Citing America’s increasing dependence on foreign oil, Grassley emphasized the strategic dangers American…
Biofuels Called Into Question
A recent study circulating in the US Agriculture Department has questions the prospects of biofuels made from crop residue and other plant cellulose and advocates shifting funding away from these…
USDA Reports Ethanol has Positive Energy Benefits
The United States Department of Agriculture Office of Energy Policy and New Uses released a new report stating the “overwhelmingly positive energy benefits of ethanol.†The report reads, “A dry…