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Browned cornstalks blow in the wind on Sept. 15, 2023, south of Ames, Iowa.

What prevents Iowa from growing different crops?

Jay Waagmeester, Academics Editor
March 21, 2024
Soybeans near maturity in a soybean field south of the Cap Timm Field.

Iowa’s role in feeding the world

Jay Waagmeester, Academics Editor
March 20, 2024
Letter writer Monte Shaw responds to a recent Iowa State Daily column and explains why we need corn ethanol. 

Letter: Response to “Why are we still growing ethanol?”

Monte Shaw
February 23, 2022
Columnist Dawson Schmitt explains why we still need corn-based ethanol. Pictured above is an ethanol production plant in South Dakota.

Schmitt: Ethanol’s climate mitigation strategy is necessary

Dawson Schmitt
February 20, 2022
Columnist Jacob Mauren questions why so much of Iowa's corn crop goes to the production of ethanol. 

Mauren: Why are we still growing ethanol?

Jacob Mauren
February 15, 2022
Letter writer Armaan Gupta argues why increases in gas prices should be opposed. 

Letter: Oppose increasing gas prices

Armaan Gupta
April 21, 2021
The governor recently opposed the new renewable fuel standard by the EPA, which could affect demand for ethanol and ultimately corn in Iowa. Students like Nico Lambert, a junior in interior design, still use ethanol for its lower price.

Letter: Ethanol good for Iowa’s environment

Michael Barr Agricultural Business, Iowa State University
March 10, 2016
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Improving fuel mileage

Rachel Trainum
February 26, 2016
The governor recently opposed the new renewable fuel standard by the EPA, which could affect demand for ethanol and ultimately corn in Iowa. Students like Nico Lambert, a junior in interior design, still use ethanol for its lower price.

Iowa Legislature asks to rollback proposed EPA mandate

Varad Diwate
January 22, 2014

Letter to the editor: Ethanol is not a lost cause

Brent Drey
November 8, 2013
Corn is a very important resource. In the creation of ethanol, 60 percent of its component is Iowa corn.

Proper grain storage stays key to combating problems from 2013 growing season

Lauren Vigar
October 24, 2013

Editorial: Ethanol: Not the best solution

Editorial Board
October 15, 2013
Research has shown that thousands of women die from breast cancer caused by drinking.

Alcohol intake linked to breast cancer risk

Bailey Mcgrath
February 28, 2013
Opinion: Lauver 10/29

Lauver: Ethanol use decreases dependence on foreign energy sources

Andrew Lauver
October 28, 2012
The U.S. fuel ethanol production increased from 900 gallons in 1990 to 13,230 gallons in 2012, according to the Renewable Fuels Association. 

Drought affects ethanol mandate

Eric Debner
September 13, 2012
Mark Deaton, junior in chemical engineering, takes samples of the E. coli strain from a water bath Wednesday, Sept. 21, in the new Biorenewables Research Laboratory. The fermentation process of the E. coli eats the sugars in the bio-oil and produces ethanol, aiding in the lab's renewable biofuel quest. 

Watson: Corn-based ethanol isn’t the answer

Scott Watson
April 3, 2012
 

Ethanol debate asks: Is corn food or fuel?

Elizabeth Polsdofer
March 19, 2012
Bobby Martens, assistant professor of supply chain management and management information systems, is researching the logistics of corn stover as biofuels.

Cellulosic ethanol may play role in local biofuel production

Kelly Madsen
February 20, 2012

Engineering Efficiency: the MycoMeal Process

Janavi Kumar
June 1, 2011

The science of alcohol

Alicia R. Hendrix Ameseats Flavors Writer
October 20, 2010
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