A new algae production facility at Iowa State University makes use of an innovative design that’s attracting interest from other universities and private industry.
Iowa’s three Regents universities are making faculty hires, launching studies, and building industry partnerships – all in a $22 million effort to boost the state’s research capacity in renewable energy.
The microorganism that colors ponds and lakes green could become an important partner in the future of poultry operations through a project conducted by ISU researchers.
Seedstock, a blog for sustainable agriculture, features the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the BioCentury Research Farm in a recent blog post.
Biofuels expansion is having a tremendous impact on the distillers' grain markets in Iowa and across the Midwest -- and the small towns that support their production.
Biofuels expansion is having a tremendous impact on the distillers' grain markets in Iowa and across the Midwest -- and the small towns that support their production.
The USDA awarded an Iowa State University-led group a $25 million grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop the blueprint for using marginal farmlands to grow perennial grasses that will, in turn, provide a biomass sourc
The National Science Foundation is investing $20 million and the Iowa Power Fund another $2 million to build Iowa's research capacity in sustainable energy systems.
The Hybrid Processing Laboratory located just inside the front door of Iowa State University's new Biorenewables Research Laboratory is increasingly busy.
Farmers can still see yields of more than 200 bushels per acre while using cover crops to protect the soil, improve water quality and capture carbon in the soil, according to new research by ISU's Ken Moore, professor in ISU's Department of Agrono
Trying to increase the amount of biomass available for ethanol production has led Iowa State University researchers to explore a double-cropping system that included triticale and sorghum.
Bioasphalt® developed by Iowa State University's Christopher Williams and produced by Avello Bioenergy Inc., a company started by three Iowa State graduates, will be tested on a Des Moines bicycle trail.
Machinery to clean and collect corn cobs for cellulosic ethanol production and other uses based on initial research by an Iowa State University engineer is being highlighted at the John Deere exhibit at this year's Farm Progress Show, Aug.
