DuPont Pioneer
September 26, 2013
BY DuPont Pioneer
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The USDA on Jan. 15 published an interim rule that establishes guidelines for quantifying, reporting and verifying GHG emissions associated with the production of biofuel feedstock commodity crops grown in the U.S.
On Jan. 10, the U.S. DOE Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced $38 million for nine projects to develop technologies that reduce synthetic nitrogen fertilizer use in corn and sorghum farming.
U.S. corn production was down 3% last year, according to the 2024 Crop Production Annual Summary released Jan. 10 by the USD'As National Agricultural Statistics Service. Corn yields set a record high.
The USDA maintained its forecast for 2024-’25 corn use in ethanol in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released Jan. 10. The forecast for 2024-’25 corn production was lowered, with the outlook for prices revised up.
The USDA has appointed 36 members to serve on the newly formed Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program Advisory Council, informally known as the Growing Climate Solutions Act Advisory Council.