When President Donald Trump levied tariffs on China that scrambled global markets, farmer Randy Miller was willing to absorb the financial hit. Even as the soybeans in his fields about an hour south ...

Based on his own back-of-the-envelope calculations, Minnesota farmer Kirby Hettver could lose tens of thousands of dollars of earnings because of President Donald Trump. But damaging as the brewing ...

WINNEBAGO, Minn. -- Farmers in Faribault County never intended to lead a green energy revolution. "I was looking to add value [to the crop] because I was getting tired of cheap corn," said farmer ...

Ethanol is an alcohol derived primarily from corn in the United States. Ethanol is blended with gasoline at a ratio averaging 10% ethanol and 90% petroleum-based gasoline. Ethanol production has ...

Petrobras PBR, Brazil’s state-run integrated oil and gas company, is signaling a bold shift in its ethanol strategy. According to Reuters, the company is increasingly favoring corn-based ethanol over ...

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Growth of Brazil's corn ethanol sector has become key to meeting the country's growing demand for the renewable fuel under a new government mandate to use more ethanol in gasoline ...

Corn ethanol, also known as grain alcohol, has been burned in gasoline engines and human stomachs since before Henry Ford was born. It’s hard on both, so until 35 years ago it never caught on much, at ...

Ethanol production has plateaued over the past 15 years, but still comprises a large share of U.S. corn use Corn and ethanol futures markets are correlated, but prices can move independently due to ...