What's the best way to get people to want to buy products made from dying corn? Market them to the middle class as fancy and exclusive--just like Itanoní Flor del Maíz is doing with its gourmet tortillas in Mexico.READ»
Purdue University is taking advantage of its spot in prime corn and soybean territory to promote student innovation, and to get the next generation of inventors and businesspeople thinking about sustainability.READ»
Product manager, ag management solutions, John Deere
Urbandale, Iowa
Hayes, 27, develops and markets John Deere's GreenStar products, which allow farmers to automate their work.
"I grew up on a farm, and my dad would never let ...READ»
We've seen plenty of algae fuel startups pop up in the last year. It's not surprising--algae has been heralded as something of a miracle biofuel because it doesn't compete with food crops (unlike corn) and it has high energy yields. ...READ»
We tried to give Monsanto the benefit of the doubt when the company announced that it wanted to produce soybeans with extra helpings of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acid-boosting oils. But new research from a study published in the ...READ»
Monsanto's monopoly over world agriculture is no secret--just take a quick look around Amazon to see some of the books (Omnivore's Dilemma) and movies (Food Inc., The World According to Monsanto) that have popped up to decry ...READ»
Exxon has long denied plans to move into the biofuel market, but the oil company announced a plan today to invest $600 million in the production of biofuel from algae. As part of the plan, Exxon will partner with Synethetic Genomics, ...READ»
Cows at 15 farms throughout Vermont are doing their part to reduce global warming by eating more plants like alfalfa and flax and less corn and soy--feed products that are cheap and filling but unhealthy. The diet program, ...READ»
Ethanol is commonly produced from crops like corn, switchgrass, sugar cane and sweet sorghum. But the next big ethanol crop might the ultimate summer fruit: Watermelon. A 20-pound watermelon can yield 1.4 pounds of sugar, which can ...READ»
California passed the country's first low-carbon fuel standard law yesterday, with a goal of cutting carbon emissions 10% by 2020. The allowable carbon intensity of fuels will lower incrementally beginning in 2011. As a result, ...READ»
Corn is a dirty word when it comes to biofuel, and for good reason. We barely have enough food to go around, so it seems like a huge waste to use the stuff for electricity and heat.
But a new biogas plant built by the ...READ»
