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Fungus Improves the Efficiency of Ethanol Processing

Post Date - June 24th 2008 02:06 pm | 8 days 17 hours ago
The researchers added a fungus, Rhizopus microsporus, to the thin stillage and found it would feed and grow. The fungus removes about 80% of the organic material and all of the solids in the thin stillage, allowing the water and enzymes in the stillage to

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Corn Pipe: Will Falling Ethanol Prices Mean Savings at the Pump?

Post Date - June 24th 2008 02:06 pm | 8 days 17 hours ago
Trumpeting the “savings” from the blending of ethanol while failing to mention the subsidies is telling only half the story. Americans are paying for ethanol not just at the pump but also through billions of dollars worth of subsidies, higher food cos

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Ethanol shares due for gains according to Barron's

Post Date - June 24th 2008 02:06 pm | 8 days 17 hours ago
Ethanol companies still have strong support on Capitol Hill, which suggests they will continue to receive federal subsidies. In addition, ethanol's lower cost relative to gasoline allows refiners and consumers to save money, Barron's said.

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Kudzu could be the next biofuel

Post Date - June 24th 2008 02:06 pm | 8 days 17 hours ago
No techniques for harvesting kudzu exist and new farm equipment may need to be created in order to pull the plant's roots out of the ground. Also, an increase in demand could be problematic as current regulations do not allow cultivation of the noxious we

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Ethanol's burden on N.C.'s livestock

Post Date - June 24th 2008 10:06 am | 8 days 21 hours ago
FarmEcon LLC estimates that the added feed cost due to the RFS and ethanol tax credits is about $0.52 per broiler, $3.37 per turkey, $6.85 per layer and $38.37 per hog.

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