Lynn Grooms hails from the Badger State. An agricultural journalist and contributing editor to Farm Industry News, she frequently covers the biofuels industry.
 

Posts by Lynn Grooms

in Farm Industry News Blog Oct. 19, 2012

Penn State awarded $10 million to develop biomass supply chains

The research will develop sustainable production practices to improve yield by 25 percent and reduce costs by 20 percent, the USDA reports....More

Biofuels industry must STRESS value of “green economy” to public

“The threat of rising food and feed prices from this season's drought will only exacerbate biofuels advocates' uphill battle in the U.S. policy arena....More
in Farm Industry News Blog Sep. 27, 2012

Fuels America created to protect RFS

Fuels America has been created to counter requests to waive the RFS, a move that the biofuels industry says would adversely impact rural America....More
in Farm Industry News Blog Sep. 14, 2012

Biodiesel volumes raised under RFS

“This was an incredibly important decision, and the Obama Administration got it right," said Joe Jobe, CEO, National Biodiesel Board....More
in Farm Industry News Blog Aug. 10, 2012

Ag players at odds over RFS

"Waiving the RFS mandate for ethanol may have a smaller impact on the price of corn or the quantity of corn available for feed than many expect."....More
in Farm Industry News Blog Jul. 27, 2012

API sues EPA over cellulosic biofuels quota

"They lost the first time and we think they’re going to lose again,” said Growth Energy's Frohlich about the American Petroleum Institute's lawsuit....More
in Farm Industry News Blog Jul. 25, 2012

Biofuels rollin’ on the river?

The Missouri and Mississippi rivers and their floodplains could help create about two-thirds of the 21 billion gallons of biofuels called for in....More
in Farm Industry News Blog Jul. 18, 2012

Outdoor power tools that don’t use gas or ethanol

An article we posted earlier this month about the outdoor power equipment industry’s concerns over E15 generated a comment from CORE Outdoor....More
in Farm Industry News Blog Jul. 13, 2012

First service station to offer E15 stirs controversy

"It’s time to move past the nonsense and constructively work to bring Americans the choice at the pump they want and deserve," said Renewable Fuels....More
in Farm Industry News Blog Jul. 11, 2012

Biomass harvesting shows minimal impact on soil

“From the beginning we’ve said we would pay close attention to the data in determining our contracts with farmers. We’re clearly well within the....More