By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Adding biofuels as a significant part of the U.S. energy equation “plays to America’s strengths,” says David Fleischaker, Oklahoma Secretary of Energy....
By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Biofuels must be part of the solution to attaining energy security and in reducing potential for global climate change, says USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics, Gale Buchanan....
By Blair Fannin
Texas A&M University
Sorghum is getting a close look as a major biofuel feedstock for producing alternative fuels at an international conference this week in Houston....
Saving energy can help farmers and ranchers increase their profits while also helping to preserve Texas’ energy resources, Texas Comptroller Susan Combs said as she premiered a new initiative to promote energy efficiency in agriculture. ...
By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Texas corn producers, the National Grain Sorghum Producers and Texas Farm Bureau applaud the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to deny a request from Texas Governor Rick Perry for a Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) waiver....
The American Farm Bureau Federation has sent a letter to all members of Congress urging them to work constructively to craft a comprehensive energy plan that embraces all aspects of the nation’s energy needs. ...
By Kay Ledbetter
Texas A&M University
The Panhandle Wind and Wildlife Conference on Aug. 8-9 in Amarillo is an effort to provide landowners with an impartial view of wind energy development, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service specialist....
By Donald Stotts
News and Media Relations Manager
Agricultural Communications Services, Oklahoma State University
Traditional economies may suggest that bigger is better, but the Oklahoma State University Biofuels Team has received widespread recognition for cautioning that is not the case with all forms of renewable energy....
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Senators Tom Harkin of Iowa and Richard Lugar of Indiana have introduced legislation aimed at addressing one of the valid criticisms of ethanol production – the lack of an economical way to move the renewable fuel to major markets....
By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff
Considering the divisive nature of the issue — fuel versus food and feed—the level of respect for diverse views remained surprisingly high during the recent Texas Ag Forum in Austin....
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