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Future of Corn Nitrogen
2013-01-06 23:54:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Researchers delve deeper into nitrogen-use efficiency to push yields. If the latter half of the 20th century was about an herbicide revolution in agriculture, the early 21st century will be about nitrogen (N). Public and private researchers are focusing on its role in boosting corn yields above the current average high-yield mark of 164 bu. Seed companies feel they can eventually push this to 300 bu. to meet growing global demand. read more
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Corn Sweetener Use Declines
2013-01-06 23:45:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Changing beverage preferences and new sweetener options slow demand. As corn stocks ballooned and prices tanked during the 1980s farm crisis, one gleam of good news came from a new corn product high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). In 1984, major soft drink companies replaced colas sugar with 100% HFCS, and corn use for the sweetener hit 310 million bu. By 1999, HFCS use was above 550 million bu. and almost even with corn use for fuel ethanol. Since then, however, corn use for HFCS has contracted by 16%. This year, USDA ERS forecasts use at just 485 million bushels. read more
Biorefinery Beckons: Plant will produce ethanol from corn stover
2013-01-03 15:00:54| Chemical Processing
Iowa facility will be one of the first and largest commercial biorefineries in the world.
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