Skip to main contentSkip to main content
AgUpdate
29°
  • Log In
  • Subscribe
  • user icon Guest
  • Logout
Read Today's E-edition
Subscribe
  • News
    • Crop
    • Dairy
    • Equine
    • Farm Youth
    • Livestock
    • Producer Reports
    • State & Regional
    • Technology
  • Markets
    • Crop
    • Livestock
  • Business
    • New Products
  • Rural Life
    • Farm Life
    • Recipes
  • Opinion
    • Columnists
    • Letters to the Editor
  • E-edition
  • Special Section
  • Weather
  • Classifieds
  • Shop Local
  • Newsletters
  • Mobile Apps
  • Advertise with Us
  • Ag Publications
    • Ag Update
    • Agri-View
    • Cattle Seller
    • Farm & Ranch Guide
    • Farm & Ranch Network
    • Illinois Farmer Today
    • Iowa Farmer Today
    • Livestock Roundup
    • Midwest Marketer
    • Midwest Messenger
    • Midwest Messenger Kansas
    • Missouri Farmer Today
    • The Prairie Star
    • Tri-State Neighbor
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
© 2026 Lee Enterprises
Terms of Service | Privacy Policy
AgUpdate
News+
Subscribe
Read Today's E-edition
AgUpdate
News+
Subscribe
  • Log In
  • user icon
    Welcome, Guest
    • My Subscription
      Help Center
    • My Account
    • Dashboard
    • Profile
    • Saved items
    • Logout
  • E-edition
  • News
  • Markets
  • Crop
  • Livestock
  • Classifieds
  • Rural Life
  • New Products
  • Subscribe
  • 29° Cloudy

Technology

Trailblazer carbon pipeline could add additional revenue to ethanol plants

Trailblazer carbon pipeline could add additional revenue to ethanol plants

  • Sue Roesler

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.

Gevo plans alcohol-to-jet facility in Richardton

Gevo plans alcohol-to-jet facility in Richardton

  • 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…

CNH provides methane tractor for school year to Michigan State University

CNH provides methane tractor for school year to Michigan State University

  • 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…

Geddes uses native rhizobia strains for improved yields

Geddes uses native rhizobia strains for improved yields

  • 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.

Design your post-frame shop, farm building with Morton’s 3D online tool

Design your post-frame shop, farm building with Morton’s 3D online tool

  • 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.

Testing continues for autonomous technology in agriculture

Testing continues for autonomous technology in agriculture

  • 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.

Oil prices dropping as fossil fuels, biofuels create coalition

Oil prices dropping as fossil fuels, biofuels create coalition

    As the energy markets experience continued volatility, oil prices have steadily fallen in recent weeks.

    Tariffs indirectly affecting ag drone company due to components from Asia

    Tariffs indirectly affecting ag drone company due to components from Asia

    • 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…

    Sponsored
    Novonesis builds on a legacy of innovation

    Novonesis builds on a legacy of innovation

      With roots spanning more than 100 years, Novonesis brings proven expertise to the biologicals market.

      John Deere autonomous technology introduces retrofit kit

      John Deere autonomous technology introduces retrofit kit

      • 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.

      Montana Renewables demonstrates farm-to-fuel opportunities

      Montana Renewables demonstrates farm-to-fuel opportunities

      • 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.

      Sponsored
      Decrease stress, increase yields in early-season planting with Novonesis

      Decrease stress, increase yields in early-season planting with Novonesis

        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.

        Moorhead soon to be home to SAF production facility

        Moorhead soon to be home to SAF production facility

        • 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.

        Sustainable aviation fuel may increase production capacities

        Sustainable aviation fuel may increase production capacities

        • 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.

        Aviation clean fuels eligible for tax credits

        Aviation clean fuels eligible for tax credits

        • 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.

        Many ag entities on the move to the Peltier Complex

        Many ag entities on the move to the Peltier Complex

        • 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.

        AEM working to ensure minimal disruptions with spring equipment needs

        AEM working to ensure minimal disruptions with spring equipment needs

        • 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.

        Soybean oil use still expected to play large role in renewable diesel

        Soybean oil use still expected to play large role in renewable diesel

        • 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.

        Focus on Rural America wants internet for all

        Focus on Rural America wants internet for all

          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.

          FARMS project wins NSF award with NDSU leading the way

          FARMS project wins NSF award with NDSU leading the way

          • 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.

          Completion of Spiritwood facility signals a new era for local soybean growers

          Completion of Spiritwood facility signals a new era for local soybean growers

          • 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.

          Broadband funds allocated to every rural area in the country

          Broadband funds allocated to every rural area in the country

          • 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.

          Sponsored
          Safety doesn’t drive itself in new tech

          Safety doesn’t drive itself in new tech

          • 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.

          FARMS project addresses food security, technology

          FARMS project addresses food security, technology

          • 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.

          Finishing cattle with hoop barns has advantages

          Finishing cattle with hoop barns has advantages

          • 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.

          More Technology

          Marketplace

          Find the equipment you're looking for

          • Tractors
          • Combines
          • Harvesters
          • Planting
          • Misc Equipment
          • Hay Equipment
          • Trailers
          • Trucks
          • Livestock
          • Seed
          • Feed/Hay
          AgUpdate
          • Facebook
          • Twitter
          • YouTube
          • Search
          • Contact Us
          • Work For Us

          Sites & Partners

          • Agri-View
          • Cattle Seller
          • Farm & Ranch Guide
          • Farm & Ranch Network
          • Illinois Farmer Today
          • Iowa Farmer Today
          • Livestock Roundup
          • Midwest Marketer
          • Midwest Messenger
          • Minnesota Farm Guide
          • Missouri Farmer Today
          • The Prairie Star
          • Midwest Messenger Kansas
          • Tri-State Neighbor

          Services

          • Tractors
          • Combines
          • Harvesters
          • Planting
          • Hay Equipment
          • Trucks & Trailers
          • Livestock
          • Seed, Feed, & Hay
          • Shopping
          © Copyright 2026 AgUpdate, 707 S 13th Street Tekamah, NE 68061
          Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Advertising Terms of Use | Do Not Sell My Info | Cookie Preferences
          Powered by BLOX Content Management System from bloxdigital.com.
          • Notifications
          • Settings
          You don't have any notifications.

          Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.

          Topics

          Breaking News