Cash from carbon 

By: By Mark Moore

Tom Recker doesn't consider himself on the cutting edge. But this Alta Vista, IA, producer already has two years of experience in the emerging carbon...

Ethanol roots 

By: By John Kestner

Almost Daily some news item or commentary confirms just how far ethanol has entered our consciousness. The price of ethanol futures contracts in Chicago...

Why Blame Meat? 

By: From Editor Karen McMahon

A Good farm economy apparently attracts plenty of critics. A recent article in the New York Times, called Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler, takes jabs at our...

Biofuels Corn and Beyond 

By: By Lynn Grooms

In December, the U.S. ethanol industry was reported to be producing up to 7.3 billion gallons of ethanol annually. Figuring that it takes one bushel of...

Carbon credit contracts open 

Growers may now apply for five-year carbon credits with AgraGate Climate Credits Corp...

Powered by the wind 

By: By Lynn Grooms

If you have ever thought about installing a small wind turbine on your farm to generate some of your own electricity, you are not alone. Last year, approximately...

Bumps on the ethanol highway 

By: BY DAVID HEST

Questions about the corn ethanol industry's profitability are beginning to slip into news coverage that, on the whole, continues to be overwhelmingly positive...

Suitable Cellulose 

By: By Lynn Grooms

If you want to benefit from cellulosic ethanol production, it is not too early to evaluate where your operation might fit into the picture. Over the next four years, the Department of Energy (DOE) will...

The Next Fuel? 

By: FROM THE EDITOR KAREN MCMAHON

A NEW 7 series BMW automobile today cruises the autobahns of Germany, showing the world that a new type of fuel can meet high performance standards while...

Wind power your future 

By: By Katie Sauck

Midwest Farmers and landowners are getting involved in the fastest-growing electricity source in the world: wind energy. Wind power has the potential...