Ethanol from stover 

By: By Lynn Grooms

Corn stover could provide as much as 20% of the feedstocks needed for ethanol production by 2030. But is corn stover sustainable? Will growers be able...

REAP energy benefits 

By: By Lynn Grooms

If You want to make your farm more energy efficient, you may qualify for a grant from a new federal energy program. The Rural Energy for America Program...

Next-Generation Engines 

By: By Jodie Wehrspann

Last March John Deere's non-road diesel engine group announced the technology it will use to reach the near-zero emission levels set by the EPA. Diesel...

Big Think 

By: By Lynn Grooms, Mark Moore, Karen McMahon and Jodie Wehrspann

When Mike Boehlje speaks, people listen. The distinguished professor in agricultural economics at Purdue...

Catch our new biofuels blog! 

Read the latest inside news on the biofuels industry in the “BioFuel Lines” blog by Lynn Grooms...

The most fuel-efficient tractors 

By: By Jodie Wehrspann

It Used to be that the only time a farmer would think about diesel fuel was when it was time to fill the tank. But as diesel fuel prices soar to $4.00/gal.,...

How to calculate your tractor's fuel efficiency 

Go to http://tractortestlab.unl.edu. Click on Test Reports. The Web site shows all makes and models tested at the lab since 1999. (Hard-copy reports for...

Shift up, throttle back 

By: By Mark Moore

You've Heard all the usual tactics for using less tractor fuel: Change the oil, clean the air filters, inflate the tires. But there's one operating procedure...

Too much ethanol? 

By: By Lynn Grooms

This Has been a roller coaster year for the corn ethanol industry. Some of the largest ethanol producers delayed start-up of ethanol plants, and some...

Ethanol takes a hit 

By: From Editor Karen McMahon

It's Not often that farmers and their farm groups have the opportunity to put on a big party for politicians. So the AgNite celebration held in Minneapolis,...

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