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Terviva Offers New Biofuel Feedstock Grown on Trees

Agwired

Terviva has been developing elite pongamia cultivars over 15 years of research trials spanning nearly 2,000 acres in Florida, Hawai’i and Australia. “Terviva’s pongamia trees produce three or more metric tons of beans per acre, which feature a high oil content,” said Sikka.

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Herbicide Tolerant Camelina Supports Large Acre Production

Agwired

Yield10 Bioscience announces positive results in the first field test of stacked herbicide tolerance (“HT”) traits in Camelina, which will help support grower adoption for the biofuel feedstock market by enabling weed control and increased access to acreage previously treated with Group 2 herbicides.

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Sustainability: Three Key Takeaways from the 2022 USDA Ag Census

DTN

Cover crop acres increased to 18 million total acres, a 17% increase, but when compared to total farmland, this represents only 6% of 300 million acres. As Emma Fuller at Fractal Agriculture pointed out, “at the current rate, it’d take us 90 years to achieve cover crop adoption on 50% of corn and soy acres in the U.S.”

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EarthDaily Agro on Renewable Fuel Alternatives

World Agri-Tech

Although not widely known, camelina is a crop with immense potential as a feedstock for sustainable biofuel. Worldwide, millions camelina opportunity acres exist. When harvested effectively, camelina can produce more than 80 gallons of biofuel per acre. The goal of the partnership?

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Lunch and Learn: Ethanol, Implications and a Livelihood

Wisconsin Farmers Union

The increased profit of corn has meant more corn is grown which has resulted in a 5% increase in erosion and nutrient leaking into public waters as acres are converted from perennial management or kept in row crops. about 300,000 acres from 2002 to 2014. In the US we are cultivating fewer and fewer acres each and every year.

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Ag and Food Summit Features SAF Discussion

Agwired

. “Each of them very unique in how they fit in a grower’s rotation but also similar in that they help to improve soil health and the second in that those crops are being grown on acres otherwise not in production.” World Energy has been in advanced biofuels for over 25 years and is now on the forefront of SAF.

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An Ancient Grain Made New Again: How Sorghum Could Help U.S. Farms Adapt to Climate Change

Agritecture Blog

In the States, Sorghum is currently used mainly for creating biofuels and feeding livestock, but incorporating it into the American diet could have a long-lasting positive impact on our environment. During a normal year, he typically harvests about 150 bushels per acre of corn. Last year, he averaged only 22 per acre.

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