Dow Inc. and New Energy Blue have announced a long-term supply agreement to produce bio-based ethylene from renewable ag residues, specifically corn stover, which comprises stalks and leaves. The ...

A combine passes corn stover on its way through an Indiana farm field. (Purdue Agricultural Communication file photo/Tom Campbell) Download Photo WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Removing corn stover from ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A milling company has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges that employees at a Wisconsin corn plant falsified records in the years leading up to a fatal corn dust explosion.

In the struggle to use corn for biofuels without actually using corn for biofuels, US researchers are now paving the way for the use of post-harvest corn residue as a potential biofuel source. Corn ...

A Purdue University researcher has found a way to get more bang for fewer bucks when it comes to processing cellulosic material to make ethanol. By shredding corn stover instead of chopping, as is ...

Ethanol made from the waste left after harvesting corn is worse for the environment than gasoline in the short term, according to a new study that contradicts the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...

Ethanol produced from corn stover is better for the climate than renewable fuel made from corn, underscoring the need for Congress to support production of next-generation fuels, a study released ...

When corn farmers harvest their crop, they often leave the stalks, leaves and spent cobs to rot in the fields. Now, engineers have fashioned a new strain of yeast that can convert this inedible debris ...