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Novozymes has announced a new enzyme product, Novozymes Avantec, which improves the efficiency and profitability of corn-based biofuel production. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Canadian Government has invested over $1.2 million in Manitoba initiatives for growers and tree-free paper. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Canadian Government has invested over $100,000 to help Neo Ventures Biotechnology develop custom-made crops to bakers and food processors. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The International Feed Industry Federation targeted global biofuel production as the leading cause behind the surge in worldwide feed and food grain prices. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Federal ethanol policy has increased and destabilized corn, soybean and wheat prices to the detriment of food and fuel producers, says a new study. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Vorus Biopower Inc. has announced that it plans to build two biomass power plants in Manitoba to create biomass cubes and pellets from agricultural residues. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Novozymes unveiled its latest innovation, Novozymes Cellic CTec3 to help move advanced biofuel production closer to commercialization. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Construction has officially begun on the $50 million Hairy Hill biorefinery, which will process plant material and manure to produce biogas and ethanol. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The USDA will release the first supply and production estimates of 2012 for various crops, but Reuters has established an estimation based on the current market. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Royal Dutch Shell plc is scouting a location in southern Manitoba for potential use as a cellulosic ethanol plant. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Ontario fruit and vegetable growers received some good news in early April as the provincial government released its budget, which included funding for a new self-directed risk management program for the edible horticultural sector. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
As I write this editorial, the 2011 federal budget has just been released by the minority Conservative government. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Research by the USDA could lead to farmers filling up their machines from fuel produced from their own fields. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
USDA has released its final report on the size of the 2010 corn crop and supply, as well as its updated estimates of corn use. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Viridis Energy Inc. announces it has signed an agreement for intellectual property related to biomass fuels and associated processing technology. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Bio-Burner biomass burner/boiler by LEI Products can reduce heating bills by burning non-traditional and more traditional biomass within the same unit. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Traceability is currently voluntary in Canada, except for those who ship products to the U.S. But mandatory compliance with new laws regarding your produce and other farm products is coming. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada will invest $2.4 million into researching the economic viability of growing biomass crops for energy production in Ontario. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A study to determine the economic impact of renewable fuel plants in Canada has concluded that renewable fuel plants have a positive economic benefit. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Farmers used to use every bit of a corn plant, but that trend slowly disappeared. But, it may be coming back. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!