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  • How much stover to leave

    Iowa Farmer Today (I should take out a subscription I'm quoting the publication so much at the moment) has a good piece looking at how much stover should be left on the fields after corn harvesting. Stover could be good source of cellulose for cellulosic ethanol in a couple of years time. But there...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-04-2008

  • How to grow more corn: Plant it closer together

    You might have noticed that there are a couple of conversations chuntering on in earlier post s. Mostly these deal with the ability to plant enough corn to sustain the US ethanol business and keep people fed at a reasonable price. Here's breakthrough that is stunning in its simplicity from Iowa Farmer...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-04-2008

  • Miscanthus research in Iowa

    The Iowa State University is looking hard at Miscanthus as a potential biofuel feedstock , says the Des Moines Register. Miscanthus, on the other hand, holds the potential to make up to 2times as much ethanol per ton as corn. A University of Illinois study in 2005 showed that using corn or switchgrass...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-03-2008

  • Now big food is using underground campaigning against ethanol

    Now big food, in the shape of the US Grocery Manufacturers' Association is using underground campaigning against ethanol, according to DesMoinesRegister.com ,which is printed deep in the heart of the US cornbelt, Iowa. The website reports Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer saying "Underground...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 05-20-2008
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