Research
Exploding Ethanol Myths
Groundbreaking study funded by the ICMB shatters all previous ethanol myths, including energy efficiencies, carbon footprints and indirect land use change.
Stanford University Study
2008 Energy Balance for the Corn-Ethanol In...
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H1N1 Virus (aka SWINE FLU)
Dear Friends:
No doubt you have all heard of the outbreak of the H1N1 virus that the media has been calling "Swine Flu". My family and I feel compelled to provide you with the best information about this situation that we have avai...
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The Land Use Impact of A New Ethanol Plant
This study sought to determine if corn extensification -- conversion of non agricultural land to corn -- and corn intensification -- conversion of non-corn crop acres to corn or increased yield in current corn acres -- occurred within the vicinity of...
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Case Study on MOR Technology
MOR Technology Solves Ethanol Puzzle
Offers Improved Corn Fractionation and CO2 Oil Extraction for Next-Generation Bio Refineries
The ethanol industry is at a crossroads. Environmental and political concerns have created an unprecendent...
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Corn Ethanol
The Potential Role for Corn Ethanol in Meeting the Energy Needs of the United States in 2016-2030
Executive Summary
Corn available for use in ethanol plants will continue to increase in volume after 2015 and could contribute si...
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Global Warming Impact of Corn Ethanol
The Global Warming and Land Use Impact of Corn Ethanol Produced at the Illinois River Energy Center
Executive Summary
This study assessed the global warming impact (GWI) of ethanol produced at the Illinois River
Energy ethanol plan...
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Value-added Feed Source for Beef, Dairy Beef, Dairy, Poultry, Swine & Sheep
Supporting Pork Producers in all Aspects of Production
Approval Status of Biotech Corn Hybrids
Multiple-use Corn Zein-Based Biodegradable Resins, Sheets & Films are an Attractive Alternative to Plastics
This technology is a process for preparing biodegradable resins comprised of corn zein and fatty acids and forming the resins into sheets, thin films, and similar products useful in a broad range of food packaging and agricultural applications. Corn ...
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Nanotechnologist Plans to Build Things with Brick-like Corn Molecules
University of Illinois nanotechnologist Graciela Wild Padua is intrigued by the bricklike shape of the corn zein molecule. She thinks it's particularly suited as a building block for tiny structures small enough to be measured in nano...
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ILLINOIS LIVESTOCK AND ILLINOIS ETHANOL: PARTNERS IN AGRICULTURE
The Illinois corn, livestock, and ethanol industries ushered in the long Labor Day weekend with a coalition building exercise of sorts on Friday, September 3. During the day-long meeting at the Illinois Corn Growers Association office in Bloomington, representatives...
ATRAZAINE IS UNDER ATTACK: YOU CAN HELP US DEFEND IT!
Would your farm be affected if you were unable to use Atrazine? Despite a 50-year history as a safe and effective weed-control product, despite Atrazine’s safe use on more than 30 commodities in over 40 states and 60 countries, despite more than...
GROWTH IN CORN PRODUCTION IS SUSTAINABLE AND CAN ADDRESS FUTURE DEMANDS
Scientists and scholars learned a little bit more about corn production, farming efficiencies and the future of conventional agriculture during a two day tour of agricultural innovation and technologies in Iowa on August 30 and...
