Biomass Co-op Gears Up For Expansion
The nation's first farmer-owned biomass cooperative is expanding. Show Me Energy Cooperative, Centerview, MO, recently completed an equity drive that...
Stormy Political Climate Hinders Biofuel Boom
If the biofuel industry is going to get off the ground, it's going to need continued and unbiased federal support. That includes a better funding mechanism...
Growers Slowly Enter Biofuel Arena
Hay growers continue to be curious about the marketing possibilities of growing switchgrass or other cellulosic crops for biofuel production, says Ken...
Forage Equipment Companies Prepare For Energy Boom
Ag manufacturers are finding the move toward biofuels an opportunity to capture new markets. Early last November, 16 companies, including Agco, Claas,...
A Market For Switchgrass As A Biofuel
Farmers in a 10-county area surrounding Vonore, TN, grew 2,613 acres of switchgrass for biofuel production and research development this past year for...
What It's Like To Bale 9'-Tall Switchgrass
Now that I've baled it, I'm not scared of it anymore, says Clay Dell, who harvested switchgrass last fall for Genera Energy's cellulosic ethanol pilot...
Great Expectations From Biomass?
The high yield potential of energy crops like switchgrass and miscanthus, demonstrated in university and company research trials, generates plenty of...
Cellulosic Ethanol Pilot Plant
Reduces Per-Gallon Cost
The per-gallon cost of producing cellulosic ethanol has been reduced from $4.13 to $2.35 over the first year of production at the Scotland, SD, cellulosic ethanol pilot plant utilizing corn cobs...
Switchgrass Under Pivot
When forage agronomist Steve Fransen began looking at growing switchgrass for cellulosic ethanol production, he quickly concluded that much of the research...
Switchgrass May Be Dual-Purpose Crop
Switchgrass could be grazed by stocker cattle and then harvested for bioenergy production, say researchers at the Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK. A 24-acre...
