Biodiesel

The annual High Performance Low Carbon Liquid Fuels Summit was held at Andretti Global headquarters. Stakeholders learned about the environmental benefits, economic potential and value of corn-based ethanol and soybean-based biodiesel.

Andretti INDYCAR has joined the B20 Club of Indiana — a group that supports biodiesel, renewable fuels and sustainable aviation fuel.

There’s not a day that goes by, when farmers aren’t thinking about how to leave the land better than we found it.

The first of three phases that move toward higher biodiesel blend sales tax exemptions was effective April 1.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will soon meet with farm officials from key trading partners Canada and Mexico.

Farmer leaders and staff with the Indiana Corn Growers Association and the Indiana Soybean Alliance discussed hot topics with state lawmakers at the annual Bacon Bar and Brunch legislative breakfast.

There is a boom occurring for renewable diesel with several plants under construction in the United States.

The unknowns facing the agriculture sector are much greater today than in the past few years and possibly decade.

The Illinois Soybean Association returns to the Farm Progress Show Aug. 29-31. ISA will be at Booth 605 exhibiting how Illinois farmers’ checkoff dollars are fueling progress for Illinois agriculture.

The Illinois Soybean Association is proud to be providing a space for farmers to do just that at this year’s Farm Progress Show.

Nothing sets the mood to talk about agriculture better than a buffet of farm-fresh bacon, eggs and corn fritters.

A new John Deere planting technology will give farmers the opportunity to apply less starter fertilizer to reduce input costs.

Just blocks from Midway Airport and a few miles from O’Hare International Airport, ag economist Dan Basse, asked the question: “How many of you want to fly in a battery-powered airplane?”

Soybean cash prices are typically in the dumps at harvest time, but a strong crush demand and basis didn’t let that happen. “The basis in soybeans this time of year is the strongest it’s been in over 20 years,” said Todd Hultman, DTN grain market analyst.

Using B20 biodiesel in the Midwest winters might have caused diesel fleet and vehicle operators some concern years ago. But biodiesel and the technologies and testing connected to it have made strides that allow the renewable fuel to be more widely used in winter.