Pair of moves underscore Central Iowa’s standing as a global player in seed tech, ag software tech Two rising stars on the global agriculture stage announced new locations in Des Moines last month. Origin Agritech, one of China’s leading agricultural biotechnology companies and a key player in the country’s national ag strategy, announced the opening […]
November 2016 Jake Lindstrom, an Iowa State Ph.D student in mechanical engineering has come away with double wins at recent conferences for his research poster on thermal deconstruction of biomass to increase monosaccharide yields. Lindstrom won the best student poster award at TCS 2016, the Symposium on Thermal and Catalytic Sciences for Biofuels and Biobased Products held at the […]
In a November 23 announcement, the EPA released the Final Renewable Fuel Standards for 2017, and the Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2018. The mandates represent final RFS volumes that are higher than past historical levels — 15 billion gallons of ethanol will be mixed into 2017’s gasoline supply — and final standards that meet or exceed volume targets […]
The following is a press release from the USDA Farm Service Agency WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2016 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini today announced that $1.5 million will be available in fiscal year 2017 for farmers and foresters who harvest and deliver biomass for renewable energy. The funds […]
The following was written by Brent Willett, executive director of the Cultivation Corridor, and featured in the Business Record’s Business Professionals’ Blogs. Read the original article at iowabiz.com. November 15, 2016 The definition of work is undergoing seismic change. That’s good news and bad news for job creators. When Alexis de Tocqueville published Democracy in America in two volumes in […]
Timely planting and near-perfect growing conditions increased expectations for bumper U.S. corn and soybean crops in major production states, leading the U.S. Agriculture Department to raise its already record harvest forecast. In Iowa, the top corn production state and the second biggest for soybeans, USDA raised the average soybean yield to 59 bushels per acre from […]
Company’s First Plant to Grow from 12 Million to 30 Million Gal. Nameplate Capacity November 11, 2016 RALSTON, Iowa — (BUSINESS WIRE)–NOTE: A video on this topic can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/h-ByfK_Vzzs Renewable Energy Group (NASDAQ: REGI) held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday to formally launch a $24 million expansion of its Ralston, IA biorefinery from 12 […]
November 9, 2016 AMES, Iowa — Wendy Wintersteen, dean of agriculture and life sciences at Iowa State University, is the 2016 recipient of the Carl F. Hertz Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award from the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. The award was presented Nov. 9 at the 87th annual meeting of the […]
March 21-22, 2017FFA Enrichment Center 1055 SW Prairie Trail Pkwy Ankeny, IA 50023 IowaBio is currently accepting applications for its Partnering for Growth Biotech Innovation Showcase. The Showcase is an investor conference that allows emerging biotech companies to compete for a $5,000 grand prize on March 21st in Ankeny. IowaBio is looking for applications from early-stage companies […]