Botryococcus braunii, an ancient strain of algae more than 500 million years old that researchers say is responsible for creating oil and coal shale deposits, may not grow fast enough for advanced biofuels consideration, but its genetic blueprints still have a high value. Joe Chappell, an agriculture professor from the University of Kentucky, has teamed up with several of his doctoral students at UK, along with members of other schools and even Sapphire Energy, to study the strain of algae.

End of an Era? Politics as usual? About biofuels, or corn? What do the dizzying array of Senate and House votes mean?

In the past 20 years, the National Tractor Pulling Association has never seen as much excitement over a tractor pulling class as it did during the 2010 inaugural season for the Light Pro Stock class.

In Brazil, ADM and Cargill are planning to invest $560 million in soybean biodiesel facilities—which with Bunge’s recent investment announcement will bring the total new production up to an additional 2,2 billion liters in the national market in the next few years.

CAUCA VALLEY, Colombia -- Laborers swing sickles and machetes under a punishing equatorial sun to harvest sugar cane in the narrow flatlands along the Cauca River.

TIBU, Colombia -- A farmer smiles as he surveys his 25-acre palm plantation in the steamy hill country near the Venezuelan border.