(Natural News) A massive meat rendering facility is due to begin construction in Rapid City, South Dakota next year, with plans for its completion by 2026. The $1.1 billion facility is known as the, “Western Legacy Development Corporation,” and it promises to bring large-scale production to the beef industry, rendering an estimated 8,000 cattle per […]

(Natural News) The mainstream media has repeated the simple logic regarding the supposed causal chain of the current disrupted trade and supply flows and global supply shortages: It is the aftermath of the Ukraine war, the inevitable consequences of morally justified sanctions against Russia, and repercussions of the “pandemic”. (Article republished from FreeWestMedia.com) But the […]

(Natural News) Demand for soy bean oil – a popular input for a wide variety of products – is increasing. It presents new routes to American soybean farmers, who for years have been accustomed to seeing soybean meal firmly on top of the demand chart. Based on the February database of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production, Supply and […]

(Natural News) A new study has found that corn-based ethanol, the main source of supposedly green ethanol fuel in the United States, may actually be worse for the environment than regular gasoline. The new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), contradicts previous research, including one study commissioned by the U.S. Department […]

(Natural News) Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates finally revealed the reasons behind his massive purchase of farmland: seed science and biofuel development. “The agriculture sector is important. With more productive seeds we can avoid deforestation and help Africa deal with the climate difficulty they already face. It is unclear how cheap biofuels can be but if […]

(Natural News) Researchers made a makeshift “elevator” in the ocean to grow giant kelp, the world’s biggest species of marine algae and a promising source of biofuel. The researchers explained that giant kelp needs to be moved up and down the ocean column every day to thrive. “The key idea is moving kelp stocks daily up to […]

(Natural News) A new study evaluated the potential of plant-derived biofuels to compete with petroleum-based products as a sustainable source of fuel for the aviation industry. It reported that bio-jet fuel might become a viable alternative to fossil fuels – but only if researchers maintain their current rate of success. The global aviation industry consumes […]

(Natural News) Japanese researchers found the natural means by which a species of algae regulates its starch production. They believe this biological mechanism can be used to increase the starch content of algae, which would make it much more efficient and profitable to cultivate the tiny plant on an agricultural scale. Starch is not just […]

(Natural News) The United States Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is handling two seafood cultivation projects which are geared towards the promotion of seaweed as an alternative form of biofuel. This, for the department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). These new projects, which are under ARPA-E’s Macroalgae Research Inspiring Novel Energy Resources program […]

(Natural News) Spanish researchers are touting a certain strain of phototrophic bacteria as a cheap, clean, and efficient means of extracting organic compounds from sewage. They claim the recovered materials can be turned into useful bioplastics and biofuel. Phototrophic bacteria are different from their photosynthetic cousins in that they can only store energy derived from sunlight. While they can […]