UK boost for biomass fuel crops
99499
The UK government is stepping up efforts to stimulate the growing of crops for use in generating renewable energy.
709229
By MARTYN McLAUGHLIN  SCOTLAND's farming industry registered a GBP100m increase in earnings over the last year, according to the latest estimates of the sector's financial health.
635551
The full emissions costs of producing biofuels are higher than producing conventional fuels, scientists said.
323691
ORGANIC farming could be the key to attracting new blood into British agriculture, research suggests.  Campaign group the Soil Association claims that organic farms can provide an estimated 32 per cent more jobs than their traditional counterparts.
472266
Making a bad problem worse The British government must set policies to ensure that the current drive towards biofuels does not make a bad situation even worse.â¦
721412
Business & money: Site to make 420m litres of ethanol a year from 2009  but crops may cause harm to environment.
45799
By Anonymous Stora Enso and Neste oil have agreed to join forces to develop technology for producing new-generation biofuels from wood residues. Stage one comprises the construction of a Euro 14 million ($19 million) demonstration plant at Stora Enso's Varkaus mill in Finland.
13902
Monsanto and BASF team up to grow better plants.
758657
Plans are announced for a Â£200m biofuels plant on the outskirts of Hull, which will create 70 jobs.
689215
Â· More digestible feedstuff reduces production of gasÂ· Farmers could switch to different grass varieties
725306
PARIS, October 30  (IPS) - A new project to develop an integrated sugarcane  facility in Kenya could be a boost for biofuels production in  east Africa.
85478
By DIRK LAMMERS  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate this week would entice farmers located near ethanol biorefineries to grow dedicated energy crops.  Sen.
245200
Pupils in England will learn more about how food is grown and how it reaches the consumer in a new  scheme.
170016
Long used by farmers as a guard against grazing animals and erosion, a plant called jatropha is now being hailed as a potentially ideal source of biofuel.
305646
Biofuel may be the future of energy consumption but the rush to embrace it is driving up the price of corn, causing water shortages and driving poor farmers from their land, a U.N. official warns.
381580
A controversy over genetically modified (GMO) crops brewed in Britain Monday after a major government and industry-backed study found no evidence they harmed the environment.
360026
Biofuels could become a major revenue earner for Britain's arable farmers within 5-10 years, but much will depend on government support, a major study into the UK cereals sector concluded on Monday.