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Corn husks promising source renewable fuel
2015-04-06 22:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: US scientists said Monday they have found a way to use discarded corn husks and stalks to make cheap hydrogen fuel that doesn't pollute the environment like fossil fuels. The advances by a team at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University save time and money while producing a zero-emissions fuel that could speed up the movement toward hydrogen-powered vehicles, said the report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a peer-reviewed US journal. "We have demonstrated...
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Will China Import More Corn?
2015-04-06 20:50:52| Livestock - Topix.net
The answer appeared to be a clear 'yes' just a few years ago. After all, China's share of the U.S. export market had surged from 2% in 2010 to 13.5% in 2013.
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Corn planting intentions stronger than anticipated
2015-04-04 15:21:00| Beef
Rather than the straight swap of soybeans for corn as many envisioned, the USDA Prospective Plantings report suggests farmers are looking for alternatives. Though the report calls for more acres planted to corn than many expected, the 89.2 million acres would be the fewest since 2010. read more
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Acreage report and planting impact on corn, soybean prices
2015-04-02 22:27:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
We need to take the acreage report with some caution, says Sterling Liddell, vice president, food and agribusiness research, Rabo AgriFinance. In the USDA acreage report released March 31, corn acres weren't a bullish surprise, and soybeans were, he says, but the report is a baseline going forward. read more
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Falling corn prices stalk Monsanto, sending 2Q profits lower
2015-04-01 16:59:56| Chemicals - Topix.net
Monsanto reported lower-than-expected earnings as slumping corn prices push farmers toward other crops, crimping sales of the company's best-selling biotech corn seeds. The St. Louis agricultural business giant reported a second-quarter profit of $1.42 billion, or $2.92 per share, down from $1.67 billion, or $3.15 per share, in the prior year period.
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