biofuel

Hemp is one of the oldest traded plants in the world, and cultivation in Scotland started as far back as the 11th century. Historically, cannabis – the name of the plant from which hemp is derived – was used to produce rope, cloth, lighting oil and medicine from around the year 1000 until the...

Rapeseed’s large premium over other oilseeds has reduced, as globally, rapeseeds stocks-to-use ratio this marketing year (2022/23) has increased to 9.0%, up from 6.5% in 2021/22 (USDA). Despite having plentiful global supply this season, spot rapeseed prices into Erith have increased from...

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A full assessment of the challenges and opportunities faced by the hemp sector in Scotland was carried out. Hemp has the potential to make Scotland's agricultural sector carbon neutral as well as providing huge economic benefits, a new report has found. For the first time a detailed analysis...

Although farming is the backbone of civilization — powering our cars, nourishing our bodies, sustaining every aspect of our lives— the emergence of industrial agriculture has led to pollution on a widespread scale. For thousands of years, agriculture and ecosystems were held in balance: farmers...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF A much better and relatively trouble-free 2022 crop for most and unprecedented rapeseed values have certainly raised the winter oilseed rape growing bar. But with higher input prices and extreme market volatility really upping the ante...

I’ve got rt soon and I’m told this is something I have to do . They can feck off I’m not telling anyone how much is in my shed 😡

Written by William Kellett from Agriland The UK government has announced that the introduction of E10 petrol as the standard grade of petrol in Northern Ireland will take place on November 1. The rollout of E10, which is petrol blended with up to 10% renewable ethanol could contribute to...

This statement has been widely published in the press based on an article in the Telegraph: "Electric vehicles will be more expensive to run than petrol equivalents from October as the latest price cap hike punishes drivers for going green. The unit cost of electricity will nearly double under...

Solar panels cover an estimated 0.1% of the country, compared to 2% covered by golf courses It's possible to construct more solar farms while at the same time promoting and safeguarding food security, writes Hermione Dace, an analyst for the Tony Blair Institute. We should stop farmers...

What is HVO biofuel? Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) is a second-generation premium biofuel made from renewable and sustainable sources, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90% when compared to regular diesel. Unlike many other types of biofuel, HVO can be used as a drop-in...

. The UK Government has today launched a UK-wide call for evidence asking agricultural industry, scientists and the wider public for information on the use of new types of animal feed products that can reduce methane emissions from livestock. Ruminant livestock – cows and sheep - are the...

Was told by a merchant that a ship load of wheat from the Ukrain is docking at Teessport tommorow, Thought it was to go to starving african type countries not come here to shaft uk farmers.

For all their environmental and agronomic benefits, the cost of growing cover crops is one barrier that stops many farmers from even trying them. Enter entrepreneurs like Mike DeCamp, CEO of CoverCress Inc., a company that developed a variety of pennycress, a weed in other parts of the...

So, I got my copy of Monbiot's "Regenesis" through the post earlier today and this thread will feature my detailed examination of what it is saying (this might take a long time as I have other things to do but hang on in there). Many of the posts I am going to make here I'll also be putting on...

So rumour has it interest rates to go up again by .5%,how can they reduce inflation by hitting the public to cut spending yet energy etc constantly going up.They now want food prices down to help but does that mean they expect industry etc to run at a loss .I just can’t get my head round the...

Volatile grain prices remain. Last week we saw large losses on harvest pressure, news around establishing a Ukrainian grain export corridor, and mounting concerns around demand impacts from economic downturn. Domestic gains yesterday followed global markets upwards on fresh demand, China easing...

Boris Johnson pumps the brakes on drive for green fuel Prime Minister calls for reduction in use of biofuel, despite it being a key plank of his government's net zero ambitions Tony Diver, 23 June 2022 • 10:30pm Boris Johnson wants to reduce the amount of biofuel used in the UK, so the land can...

US to proceed with production of biofuels despite global food crisis Written by Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent from the Guardian Campaigners call to prioritise grain for human consumption over its use as a fuel The US will press ahead with biofuels production, the deputy secretary for...

I thought it was almost universally accepted that we face a climate crisis. The only way to address this is to wean ourselves off fossil fuels and spend more money on sustainably produced food rather 'stuff' that wastes resources. There now seems to be a universal call to stop the best way of...