Ethanol investment planner 

It's not a crystal ball or a guarantee of success, but a new modeling tool from Iowa State University just might be the best way yet to predict whether...

Links in the food chain 

By: by Joan Olson

Despite bankruptcy filings by some of the nation's largest farm co-ops, farmers have not abandoned cooperative efforts to add value to their production.

Beyond Ethanol 

By: Wayne Wenzel

Corn growers associations have pointed with excitement at the potential to use ethanol as the preferred hydrogen source in fuel cells. Now chemical engineers...

Crops department 

Steep-incline conveyor. Planter factoids. Precision payback. Ethanol efficiency. Easy nozzle switch. New adjuvant. New herbicide. Updated pull-type sprayer. Large-acreage spraying....

Biodiesel begins to bloom 

By: Gil Gullickson

The distribution infrastructure of this soybean-based fuel is still developing. But industry analysts expect biodiesel to soon be popping up at the pump.

High hopes, high risks 

By: Joan Olson

For as many value-added agricultural ventures that succeed, there are at least that many that fail. That's important to keep in mind as you consider participating...

Business of buying 

By: FIN Staff

AGCO buys Ag-Chem AGCO Corporation announced plans to purchase Ag-Chem Equipment Company, Minnetonka, MN, a manufacturer and distributor of ag machinery...

Crops department 

By: FIN Staff

Demand for GM grains "[Demand for non-genetically modified grains] is by far the minority. We currently estimate it at around 2 to 2_1/2% of total export...