Can Sorghum Save Us?
ABC World News Tonight’s Ned Potter discusses the possibility of sorghum for biofuels

News

• Commercializing Energy Crops
  Texas Farm Bureau video highlights AgriLife Research efforts in commercializing bioenergy crops from field to fuel tank
• First in a series on the AgriLife Research bioenergy program, from Southwest Farm Press
• Second in a series, Southwest Farm Press features AgriLife Research bioenergy program and crops
• Biofuel To Be: Tall sorghum, switchgrass, and miscanthus provide the raw materials for a new generation of biofuels made from stems, stalks, and leaves. AgriLife Research Bioenergy International media tour wrap-up at WTAW 1620 College Station
• Moore’s donation to Texas A&M University’s horticultural sciences department expands the breeding effort beyond traditional varieties of roses to include the miniature types.
• The Journal of Cotton Science published an in-depth article on molecular markers to complete the donation of cotton molecular markers to Texas AgriLife Research
• Texas A&M System, General Atomics Receive $4 Million for Biofuel Microalgae Research
  COLLEGE STATION – Texas AgriLife Research, part of the Texas A&M University System, and General Atomics, a San Diego-based technology company, have received a $4 million grant from the state’s Emerging Technology Fund for biofuel microalgae research.
• Texas AgriLife Research Establishes 14 State-Sponsored Bioenergy Projects
  COLLEGE STATION – Texas AgriLife Research has established 14 bioenergy projects funded by $4 million from the Texas Legislature.
• Ceres and Texas A&M to Develop and Market High-Biomass Sorghum for Biofuels
  COLLEGE STATION – Energy crop company Ceres, Inc. and the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station of The Texas A&M University System announced today that they have entered into an exclusive, multi-year joint research and commercialization agreement for high biomass sorghum.