The new Tallgrass Trailblazer carbon pipeline in Nebraska will be able to capture tax credits from the 45Z program, which could provide as much as 65 cents per gallon of additional revenue to ethanol plants, according to Dave Ripplinger, NDSU Extension bioproducts/bioenergy economist.
- Sue Roesler
Gevo plans to make its first commercial 30-million-gallon-per-year corn alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility at the 500-acre Gevo North Dakota site – the former Red Trail Energy ethanol plant in southwestern North Dakota – according to Chris Ryan, chief operating off…
- Sue Roesler
A New Holland T6.180 Methane Power tractor is on campus at Michigan State University (MSU) to highlight the digester on campus and for students and professors to experience alternative fuels at work. It will be used at the MSU Agronomy Farm, Dairy Cattle Teaching & Research Center and th…
- Sue Roesler
Whether it’s gathering rhizobia bacteria from native soils across North Dakota or forging a new biological startup in Lilac Agriculture, Dr. Barney Geddes has been revolutionizing ag production for the last five years.
- Sue Roesler
If you are looking to build a new post-frame shop or other farm or ranch building this summer, you can design it first in the Morton Buildings’ 3D Studio, an innovative and easy online tool that allows farmers and ranchers to design their own farm shop or storage building.
- Sue Roesler
In late May, on a sunny production week, a Deere autonomous tractor pulling a 50-foot 2660VT Variable Intensity Tillage machine, emerged from behind the rolling hills of Morton County, with no one sitting in the cab as it moved forward through the corn stubble, leaving behind a smoother field.
As the energy markets experience continued volatility, oil prices have steadily fallen in recent weeks.
- Sue Roesler
With new tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China, the ag industry is bracing for another financial hit. From equipment to replacement parts, rising costs will leave farmers with fewer affordable options, such as with often-used farm equipment like sprayers, according to Arthur Eric…
With roots spanning more than 100 years, Novonesis brings proven expertise to the biologicals market.
- Sue Roesler
Deere & Company’s booth at CES 2025 in Las Vegas in January introduced their second generation of autonomous technology, where autonomous machines that perform tillage, plant seeds, and new machines built to work in the orchards don’t need anyone in the cab to operate.
- Sue Roesler
GREAT FALLS, Mont. – Several feedstocks grown by farmers, whether it is winter camelina, canola or tallow from cattle, are being developed into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) or dropped into renewable diesel at Montana Renewables, LLC, a subsidiary of Calumet.
Many products on the market do not attempt the high hurdles required for EPA registration, but Novonesis has taken the extra steps to document the plant growth regulator effects of their products to ensure transparency and effectiveness.
- Sue Roesler
Record production of ethanol in the U.S. is expected for next year, although Dave Ripplinger, NDSU bioproducts/bioenergy specialist, isn’t sure where all the ethanol will go.
- Sue Roesler
After Dave Ripplinger, North Dakota State University bioproducts/bioenergy economist, called the new tax credits regarding sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) a “watershed moment for the industry,” he received a lot of questions from farmers, so he is sharing related news.
- Sue Roesler
Dave Ripplinger, NDSU bioenergy/bioproduct economics specialist, called the new tax credits regarding Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAV) a “watershed moment for the industry” at the June NDSU ag market and situation outlook webinar.
- Sue Roesler
FARGO, N.D. – An investment for North Dakota’s agriculture research and producers, North Dakota State University (NDSU) celebrated the completion of the new Peltier Complex in mid-June in Fargo.
- Sue Roesler
The Baltimore container ship accident will likely put a dent in the flow of new farm equipment, supplies, and parts for ag machinery, as well as for the auto market into the U.S., but the extent of the loss is unknown.
- Sue Roesler
Renewable diesel continues to grow in terms of volumes and consumption of ag products, but there are a few surprises behind the numbers, according to Dave Ripplinger, NDSU Extension bioenergy/bioproduct economics specialist.
Patty Judge, former Iowa lieutenant governor, is the founder of Focus on Rural America, and supports efforts to make sure the funding for broadband is not being sent to urban areas. Instead, Judge wants the focus to be on rural communities.
- Sue Roesler
North Dakota State University (NDSU), leader of the FARMS (Food systems Adapted for Resiliency and Maximized Security) project, and its many partners, was named as an award winner for the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines program.
- Sue Roesler
SPIRITWOOD, N.D. – A joint venture between ADM and Marathon Petroleum, Green Bison Soybean Processing, LLC, began accepting soybeans from North Dakota growers in October.
- Sue Roesler
Broadband is on its way to every corner of the country, especially to rural areas where internet service can be shaky. With broadband, high-speed internet is provided via different technologies, fiber optics, satellites, Digital Subscriber Loop (DSL) and wireless.
- Phyllis Coulter
DECATUR, Ill. — Millions of gigabytes of thought go into designing revolutionary autonomous equipment, and experts say some of that early thought needs to be directed toward safety.
- Sue Roesler
The Northern Plains AgTech Engine for Food systems Adapted for Resiliency and Maximized Security (FARMS) project is a semifinalist in the first-ever National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines competition.
- Sue Roesler
GOODRICH, N.D. – Dairy farm owners have been building hoop barns for their dairy cows for years, but it is something new that Kirby and Heidi Steichen and their family, who farm and ranch near Goodrich, have been utilizing for backgrounding and finishing beef cattle.
