Securities and Exchange Commission approved its plan to build a $120 million ethanol plant at the southeast corner of highways 43 and 54, west of Nevada. Kirby, vice chairman of Ozark Ethanol, said the plant will use more than 19 million bushels of corn a year to create 57 million gallons of ethanol and 170,000 tons of dried, distiller grain for animal feed. Ron Clow, Nevada s community development director, said the enhanced enterprise zone also provides up to $1,200 in tax credits per...

The Department of Energy has doubled its 2005 commitment to funding research into biofuels any non-petroleum fuel source, including corn, soybean, switchgrass, municipal waste and (ick) used cooking oil. Municipal waste, wood pulp and leftover grain and corn husks are all quite attractive; they can produce something called cellulosic ethanol, which contains more energy than corn. That's why researchers are prospecting for more alternatives, preferably ones that don't rely on food crops or...

Along with concerts, trade shows, conventions and other events, the center is the home to the Iowa Blackhawks indoor football team and the Omaha Lancers hockey team. Bunge is a global agribusiness company and a leader in the grain industry. Both Metro Crossing and the Marketplace will each have about 400,000 square feet of retail space with major department store anchors. Council Bluffs residents and business leaders say Google's anticipated decision to build in their community is the...

Steve Moore will discuss variety testing, soybean date of planting and aflatoxin research. David Lanclos will discuss soybeans, corn and grain sorghum. The fifth annual Dean Lee Research and Extension Center Row Crop Field Day will be held on Aug. Registration will begin at 2 p. in the new Multi-Purpose Livestock Complex located just south of the LSUA campus off U. John Barnett, central region director, will give the opening remarks along with Paul Coreil and David Boethel. The...

WASHINGTON - The nation's unquenchable thirst for gasoline - and finding an alternative to oil - has produced an unintended consequence: The costs of the foods that fuel our bodies have jumped. The heightened demand for corn has decreased the supply of other grains, including soybeans, because farmers are shifting fields to make room for corn. But now some economists and analysts say the corn-price increase could combine with other factors - poor weather and soaring energy costs - to...