Ethanol Week - February 13, 2012

ISU finds up to 10 percent corn yield increase with cover crops The most recent annual results from a four-year Iowa State University study on using cover crops between rows of corn reveals yield increases of 5 to 10 percent are possible. It's the best results the research has revealed so far. READ MORE SHARE
Green Plains revenues up $1.5 billion Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc. announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31. Net income attributable to Green Plains for 2011 was $38.4 million compared to $48 million in 2010. READ MORE SHARE
	USDA lowers corn ending stocks estimates once again The report lowered estimates for the 2011-'12 marketing year ending stocks on expected higher exports, leaving estimates for corn use for ethanol production unchanged from the previous month at 5 billion bushels. READ MORE SHARE
Energy beet project gets funds, aims for advanced biofuel status A N.D. energy beet-to-ethanol project landed $1 million in funding, moving it closer to realization as the U.S. EPA considers whether energy beet ethanol qualifies as an advanced biofuel. READ MORE SHARE
Mansfield, Noble merge ethanol marketing divisions The Mansfield Oil Co. and global agricultural and energy products supplier Noble Group have combined their ethanol plant marketing divisions to create a new joint venture known as Noble Mansfield Renewable Energy. READ MORE SHARE
House committee members, industry slam effort to delay E15 The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology met to markup H.R. 3199, introduced last fall by committee Vice Chairman Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., that would require further testing on the effects of E15 on vehicles and other engines. READ MORE SHARE
Poet targets dairy market with low-fat DDGS Poet LLC is upping its stake in the dairy feed market with the introduction of Dakota Gold Low Fat dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS), which research is showing can be fed to dairy cattle at a higher inclusion rate than traditional DDGS. READ MORE SHARE
ADM to close ND ethanol plant Archer Daniels Midland Co. announced Feb. 6 that it will close its 30 MMgy ethanol plant in Walhalla, N.D., in April, citing a need to optimize its U.S. corn processing operations as the reason for the closure. READ MORE SHARE