Lower nitrogen losses with perennial biofuel crops
Perennial biofuel crops such as miscanthus, whose high yields have led them to be considered an eventual alternative to corn in producing ethanol, are now shown to have another beneficial characteristic–the ...
Jan 10, 2013
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Price increases caused by US biofuel mandate hurts poor countries
(Phys.org)—Price increases for corn—a direct result of the U.S. biofuels mandate—added $11.6 billion in costs for countries importing the food staple between 2006 and 2011. More than half the increase ...
Oct 18, 2012
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Asia, US plains facing water extraction crisis
Heavily-populated regions of Asia, the arid Middle East and parts of the US corn belt are dangerously over-exploiting their underground water supplies, according to a study published on Wednesday in the journal ...
Aug 08, 2012
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'Darwinian Agriculture' explains how evolution can improve agriculture
Bigger refuges needed to delay pest resistance to biotech corn
Global prices of pollination-dependent products such as coffee could rise in the long term: study
New discovery turns seaweed into biofuel in half the time
University of Illinois scientists have engineered a new strain of yeast that converts seaweed into biofuel in half the time it took just months ago. That's a process that's important outside the Corn Belt, said Yong-Su Jin, ...
Aug 29, 2011
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Researchers predict record Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' due to Mississippi River flooding
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Extreme flooding of the Mississippi River this spring is expected to result in the largest Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" on record, according to a University of Michigan aquatic ecologist and his colleagues.
Jun 15, 2011
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Unique gene combinations control tropical maize response to day lengths
Tropical maize proves to be a valuable genetic resource, containing genetics not found in USA Corn Belt maize. Most tropical maize varieties respond to the long summer day lengths that occur in U.S. growing regions by flowering ...
Jun 14, 2011
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Sociologist leads research on the 'new destination towns' in the Great Plains
Small town America is getting smaller. The latest U.S. Census data shows increasing population losses from small towns to more urban areas. And those losses are being felt acutely by rural communities in the ...
May 27, 2011
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Insecticides from genetically modified corn present in adjacent streams
In a paper published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Cary Institute aquatic ecologist Dr. Emma Rosi-Marshall and colleagues report that streams throughout the Midwestern Corn B ...
Sep 27, 2010
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Is ethanol better for the environment than gas?
Dear EarthTalk: Where does ethanol as an automobile fuel fit into the alternative energy mix? Is it better for the environment than gasoline? (Donna Allgaier-Lamberti; Pullman, Mich.)
Jun 23, 2010
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Reducing fossil energy use on the farm
Conventional agriculture production relies heavily on fossil fuels, particularly in its ability to provide energy at a low cost. However, the uncertain future of fossil fuel availability and prices point to ...
May 03, 2010
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Changes in crops acres since freedom to farm
