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.
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…
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Before the combine hits the fields, farmers in the Upper Midwest begin cleaning out bins and preparing them for the new crop. Once the grain is augered into the bins, they will manually turn on aeration fans at night to cool down the crop and spend a lot of time walking up and down ladders o…
What is the federal government’s involvement in carbon smart agriculture? Dave Ripplinger, NDSU Extension bioproducts/bioenergy economist, said he has been asked a lot of questions about the role of the government in carbon markets.
If you get the opportunity to visit Research Triangle Park, N.C., take time to visit the BASF Center for Sustainable Agriculture.
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are being developed in many areas of agriculture and are key for grain production in Ukraine this year.
Wireless LoRa (long range) devices from Semtech Corporation use the non-licensed Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) with the cloud to help producers monitor cattle health, as well as fertility and water conditions in the soil.
Precision ag is largely driven by data, according to David Kramar, NDSU Extension precision ag specialist, who joined NDSU in July, bringing some 20 years of experience in the geospatial industry.
Many producers wonder if there is more information they can get about their crops from a less expensive unmanned aerial system (UAS).
The year 2041 may sound futuristic, but it’s only 20 years away.
DICKINSON, N.D. – The Dickinson Renewable Diesel facility, which is producing renewable diesel from soybean and corn oils, is ramping up operations this spring.
BONDURANT, Iowa – For farms that need bigger, better and faster operations, John Deere has released their Model Year (MY) 2022 equipment series to meet those needs.
Montana State University doctoral student, Erik Killian, is combining his interest in remote sensing with his passion for plant sciences by using drones to map barley emergence.
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