Bioenergy sorghum wax, a potentially valuable coproduct, enhances crop’s resilience
In addition to providing protection from drought, heat and pests, wax could generate extra revenue for producers
In addition to providing protection from drought, heat and pests, wax could generate extra revenue for producers
Jet fuel, animal feed among potential products from algae
Agriculture byproducts can help produce eco-friendly, biodegradable plastics
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Tiffany Dowell Lashmet, 806-677-5600, tdowell@tamu.edu AMARILLO – Own a piece of Texas? Whether it is 2 acres or 200,000 acres, landowners need to be aware of their legal responsibilities and rights. “Owning Your Piece of Texas: Agricultural Laws Texas Landowners Need to Know” is a day-long program designed by…
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Andy Holloway, 806-323-9114, Andy.Holloway@ag.tamu.edu CANADIAN – The Texas A&M AgriLife Western Anadarko Basin Oil & Gas Conference will be held Oct. 2 in the Jones Pavilion, 1101 N. 6th St., Canadian. Registration will be from 8-9 a.m., with the program to follow. It will include lunch and a social…
Benefits waste breakdown, greenhouse gas capture, biogas production
Writer: Kathleen Phillips, 979-845-2872, ka-phillips@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Tim Devarenne, 979-862-6509, tpd8@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – The genome of the fuel-producing green microalga Botryococcus braunii has been sequenced by a team of researchers led by a group at Texas A&M AgriLife Research. The report, in Genome Announcements, comes after almost seven years of research, according to Dr….
$1 million grant enables purchase of two highly technical instruments Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Thomas Boutton, 979-845-8027, boutton@tamu.edu Dr. Jason West, 979-845-3772, jbwest@tamu.edu Dr. Ayumi Hyodo, 979-845-1497, ahyodo@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – A $1 million grant – Stable Isotope Partnership for Ecology, Environment and Energy Research – will help Texas A&M develop a…
Writer: Kathleen Phillips, 979-845-2872, ka-phillips@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Joshua Yuan, 979-845-3016, syuan@neo.tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION — The U.S. Department of Energy has granted $2.5 million for a Texas A&M AgriLife Research study to find ways to use biorefinery waste to make new, marketable products. “In the biorefinery field, we have a saying: You can make anything but…
COLLEGE STATION — An enzyme responsible for making hydrocarbons has been discovered by Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists studying a common green microalga called Botryococcus braunii. The study, published in the current issue of the journal Nature Communications, could enable scientists to use the enzyme in a plant to make large amounts of fuel-grade oil,…