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Will the market buy soybean acres?

Western FarmPress

Ag Marketing IQ: Biofuel and feed demand back off, the specter of stagflation rises for investors, and traders watch export shifts and drought conditions in Brazil. Stocks dynamics could spur corn rally if only to curb grower shifts to record planting of that golden grain.

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Lunch and Learn: Ethanol, Implications and a Livelihood

Wisconsin Farmers Union

But the key points are: The National Farmers Union has supported the ethanol industry as it has helped farmers maintain a stronger market and has reduced the greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation industry. about 300,000 acres from 2002 to 2014. Ethanol represents about ⅓ of the U.S.

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Precision Ag News 3/20

Agwired

Department of Agricultures Office of Energy and Environmental Policy regarding the interim rule on Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks. market entry, regulatory and financing systems, and customer perspectives.

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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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The Kelp Business is Booming. How Big is Too Big?

Modern Farmer

Now seen as a “future-proof” material, seaweed is a hardy, fast-growing protein source useful for everything from biofuel to petroleum-free plastic to consumer goods like utensils , soap , clothing , and of course, food. Given all that, the market, which stood at $15 billion two years ago, is projected to hit $24.92 billion in 2028.

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The whole dam truth

Food Environment and Reporting Network

We consume more than two pounds per person each year in our granola bars, cereals, milks, and regular old nuts, fueling an $11-billion market. Though concern about a bee shortage seemed acute this year, the pollination market for almonds has been tightening for more than a decade. million acres of the Central Valley.

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Managing ‘Brown Gold:’ the Challenges—and Opportunities—of Spent Substrate

Civil Eats

It’s also one with many potential uses ; it can be used as compost, as a means of decontaminating soil, as biofuel, and simply for growing more mushrooms. By comparison, it is relatively easy to grow enough oyster mushrooms to sell at market for more than $10 per pound, compared to around $5 per pound for button mushrooms.

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