Corn is a key source of biofuel. Fertilizing it releases a potent greenhouse gas into the air, so the federal government had approved research to grow the crop with less nitrogen. The funding is now ...

At Commodity Classic this week, the biofuels debate moved from Washington talking points to farm-gate math. With EPA’s proposed Renewable Volume Obligations now sitting at the White House for review, ...

A team led by Madhu Khanna, professor in ACES and director of the Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Environment, published a research paper on agricultural policy changes, encouraging farmers ...

Africa’s future prosperity depends on how fast we can reduce emissions, especially from large polluting sectors like shipping ...

First the plant stalk is harvested, shredded, and crushed. The extracted juice is then combined with bacteria and yeast in large bioreactors, where the sugars are metabolized and converted into ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have deciphered the genetic make-up of sorghum, a drought-tolerant crop and important food and biofuel source, and said the breakthrough could help develop better ...

A new coalition hopes to help plant the seeds for western Colorado farmers to play a role in meeting the nation's need for clean, renewable energy. Colorado Mountain College, Colorado State University ...

Over the past two years, Pono Pacific and the Hawaiʻi Agriculture Research Center have grown camelina at a handful of test ...

The Trump administration paused $38 million in funding for research aimed at reducing nitrogen fertilizer use in biofuel crops. The research sought to cut greenhouse gas emissions, reduce farmer costs ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Department of Energy had a vision: Slash in half the amount of a potent greenhouse gas that enters the atmosphere when ...