It’s a great time to have a pet these days with Gucci’s new luxury line for pampered pooches using renewable raw materials and Manhatten fur babies can now frolic on soy-based artificial grass. For those musically inclined, there’s a new line of instruments using biobased materials like eggshells, mushrooms and honeycomb. In today’s Digest, check […]
News arrives from one of the great small towns in America — Newton, Iowa — that Ames-based AgCertain Industries has acquired Maytag Dairy Farms, the manufacturer and marketer of the world-famous Maytag Blue Cheese as well as other specialty artisanal food and beverage products, from Midwest Growth Partners, the private equity fund. AgCertain, located in […]
By Mark Laurenzo, Iowa Economic Development Authority Special to The Digest Well known for advancements in crop sciences and biofuels, Iowa’s leadership in the bioindustry extends beyond these pillars into the field of animal health. The state boasts the second highest concentration of animal scientists in the United States, many of whom hail from Ames, […]
“O Canada…With glowing hearts we see thee rise, the True North strong and free!” – Canada’s National Anthem The neighbors to the North are leading the way with their latest clean fuel regulations that will rely heavily on the use of low-carbon biofuels like increasing ethanol use by 2030, bring more clean tech and energy […]
Q: Tell us about your organization. What do you do? Praj, India’s most accomplished industrial biotechnology company driven by innovation, integration, and delivery capabilities. Over the past four decades, Praj has focused on the environment, energy, and agri-process industry, with over 1000++ customer references spanning 100+ countries across 5 continents. With sustainability at its core […]
The “Eat a Swede” campaign certainly caught our eye, but thankfully it is a satirical piece to promote alternative earth-friendly proteins, not an actual promotion for creating or eating cultivated human meat. A more socially acceptable innovation this week is Carlsberg’s biobased beer bottles and Canadian researchers working on converting beer waste to nanotech to […]
Green hydrogen company H2U has a new Chief Commercial Officer and a new Board Chair, Neste has a new Executive Vice President of Renewables Platform, there’s a new CEO in town for another green hydrogen company Tree Energy Solutions, the Biden administration nominated Doug McKalip as USDA Chief Agricultural Negotiator, and more major moves in […]
By John Eichberger, Executive Director, Fuels Institute Special to The Digest There are a lot of articles, statements, projections, pledges and policies being promoted based upon the assumption that future vehicles are critical tools to reduce carbon emissions – and they are absolutely right! New technology will go a long way to helping us on […]
Jump for joy and jetfuel! June was jaw-dropping for SAF and the aviation industry and it’s not just because of Finnair and Gevo’s new 7 million gallons per year of sustainable aviation fuel sales agreement. It’s Qantas and Airbus. It’s ATR and Braathens. It’s Shell, Accenture and American Express. It’s Delta, Neste, Colonial Pipeline and […]
Cumberland Gap, it’s a devil of a gap That’s what the scouts all tell ya Sure ‘nuf it may get tough If it doesn’t kill ya, kill ya Kentucky, she’s a-waitin’ on the other side David Rawlings, “Cumberland Gap” News has arrived from Houston that Ara Partners, regularly seen around the halls of ABLC and […]
