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The Biofuel Folks Might Like a Word About Your Corn Stover

By Brian O'Connor posted on June 18, 2022 | Posted in Cover Crops, Residue Management, Soil Health

A study published in the Journal of Cleaner Production found that harvesting up to 30% of corn stover on a field for use in fuel products could increase revenues for growers and decrease the negative impact on the environment, while at the same time allowing some soil organic matter accumulation.

MSU Researchers: Ag Carbon Higher Than Expected, Only Partial Fix For Climate

By Brian O'Connor posted on May 31, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health

Researchers G. Phillip Robertson, Stephen K. Hamilton, Keith Paustian, and Pete Smith wrote that a high degree of certainty exists that land-based carbon storage can accomplish about 2.5 gigatons of CO2 equivalent (Gt CO2e) per year after wider adaptation of electric vehicles, with a maximum capacity of about 110 Gt CO2e. That estimate is near the mid-point of the capacity

New MSU Research Explores Growing Biofuel Crops on Marginal Land

March 21, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Newly published Michigan State University research details how switchgrass, a biofuel crop, can mitigate effects of climate change when grown on marginal land — agricultural land of little value. For farmers, it may also provide a chance to see economic returns in these otherwise unproductive spaces.

Producers Growing Carinata for Biofuel

January 23, 2018 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: Alabama Cooperative Extension

Alabama growers are sowing the seeds of a new biofuel oil crop by raising carinata, offering row-crop farmers a new revenue opportunity and an alternative to seeding winter wheat, says Alabama Cooperative Extension.

USDA Announces Renewable Energy Initiatives

October 26, 2010 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Source: USDA

The USDA announced a series of measures to promote production of fuel from renewable sources, create jobs and mitigate the effects of climate change.

Economics Challenge Cob Biofuel Future

September 7, 2010 | Posted in Residue Management

Corn cobs could provide a future energy source, but farmers would have to receive a much higher price than previously thought to cover their costs and turn a profit, according to a Purdue University study.

Living Cover In Corn Could Aid Biofuels

August 2, 2010 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Water Management

Iowa State University researchers are testing between-row cover grasses as part of research looking at ways to reduce soil runoff and keep vital nutrients in the soils while crop residue, called stover, is removed from farm fields to produce biofuels.

Study: More Corn For Biofuels Would Hurt Water

September 28, 2009 | Posted in Water Management

More of the fertilizers and pesticides used to grow corn would find their way into nearby water sources if ethanol demands lead to planting more acres in corn, according to a Purdue University study.

Perennial Cover Crops Could Aid Biofuel Production

September 23, 2009 | Posted in Cover Crops

Perennial groundcovers' root systems may contribute enough carbon to the soil to offset the loss of carbon when stover is removed.

Study Looks At Stover Removal, Soil Loss

September 22, 2009 | Posted in Residue Management

How much corn crop residue, or stover, can be removed for biofuels without harming soil? An Agricultural Research Service (ARS) study of a 10-mile circle around the University of Minnesota's Morris campus offers some clues.

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