ACCELERATED GROWTH: When sold commercially, CO2 has a variety of uses, including the enhancement of growing conditions for cultivating high-value crops in greenhouses. IMAGE: STOCK
May 8, 2024
BY Sam A. Rushing
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The USDA recently released its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report for June, reporting that corn use for fuel ethanol in April was down when compared to the previous month, but up when compared to April of last year.
In June, the U.S. Grains Council signed a renewed MOU with Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to strengthen bilateral trade of animal feed and biofuels and expand technical support to the Vietnamese agricultural industry.
The Iowa House of Representatives has secured the number of signatures needed to convene a special legislative session with the goal of overriding Gov. Kim Reynold’s recent veto of an eminent domain bill impacting CCS projects within the state.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on June 11 vetoed H.F. 639, a controversial bill that would have effectively prevented CCS projects from being developed within the state. Biofuel stakeholders are applauding her decision.
Alfa Laval’s DCO extraction technology captures free oil on the front end of the ethanol production process.