Researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno, have received a $9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to study an unlikely candidate for future fuels: cactus pear.

Scientists say the plant could help farmers produce renewable fuels like ethanol and biodiesel while using significantly less ...

At Commodity Classic, analysts say a slower rollout of EPA’s pending RVO decision, or even delayed clarity, could leave spring planting decisions hanging in the balance.

The joint venture will focus on canola and other cover crops to produce seed-based feedstock for biofuels. Source: Corteva ...

Corn is a key source of biofuel. Fertilizing it releases a potent greenhouse gas into the air, so the federal government had approved research to grow the crop with less nitrogen. The funding is now ...

The company says its high-oil, low-carbon intensity seed products will help growers develop additional income from existing acres.

A team led by Madhu Khanna, professor in ACES and director of the Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Environment, published a research paper on agricultural policy changes, encouraging farmers ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have deciphered the genetic make-up of sorghum, a drought-tolerant crop and important food and biofuel source, and said the breakthrough could help develop better ...

The Trump administration paused $38 million in funding for research aimed at reducing nitrogen fertilizer use in biofuel crops. The research sought to cut greenhouse gas emissions, reduce farmer costs ...

The U.S. Department of Energy had a vision: Slash in half the amount of a potent greenhouse gas that enters the atmosphere when growing corn and sorghum for biofuel. That gas — nitrous oxide — mostly ...