Ethanol, Biodiesel, and Renewable Diesel Contribution to Oregon’s Clean Fuels Program

Oregon Clean Fuels Program (Oregon CFP) was launched in 2016 by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. The program intends to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases generated during production, processing, transportation, and consumption (i.e., life cycle) of fuels used in the Oregon transportation sector. According to Oregon Department of Energy, the transportation sector accounts…

Our New Marketing and Communications Intern

Rebekkah Amende is excited to join DIS as our Marketing and Communications Intern. Raised in rural New Zealand, she gained a deep love and respect for the land. This motivated her to pursue an undergraduate degree in Agribusiness Management at Brigham Young University – Idaho. Since starting her studies here in America, Rebekkah has had…

U.S. Agricultural Crops and GHG Emissions

One of the very real questions for agricultural and food policy regarding GHG emissions is, “Do we want to cut emissions by cutting crop production and food supplies? Or should the emphasis be on continued improvements in factor use efficiency, such as improved N use efficiency in the major crops while continuing to increase overall…

Featured Business Partner – Minnesota AgriGrowth

The Minnesota AgriGrowth Council is a nonprofit, nonpartisan member organization representing the agriculture and food industry. In 2020 we worked with Agrigrowth and collaborated with 24 individual sponsor groups to produce the Minnesota Agriculture & Forestry Economic Contribution Study.

Newsletter – May 2021

This month we introduce our new intern, talk about Oregon's Clean Fuels Program, corn forecasts, emissions and ag, our work with AgriGrowth, and how our dynamic risk-based modeling is used.

Conservation Reserve Program of U.S. Cropland: A Global Competitiveness Issue

Established under the 1985 Food Security Act, the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is primarily focused on: protecting otherwise arable land from erosion, improving water quality, and protecting wildlife habitats. However, land idling due to the CRP has resulted in a reduction in agricultural production and impacted the United States' ability to contribute to the increasing…

Dynamic Flow Analysis™ in Action

Our Dynamic Flow Analysis™ methodology has been used in various studies for our clients. We show how we used this methodology in the commodity flow study we conducted for biodiesel in Missouri, and how it is being used in Illinois in regard to the potential expansion of local meat processing.

Newsletter – June 2021

This month we introduce our new research analyst, talk about Iowa's Ethanol Goss production margin, the CRP, trends in Iowa's ag machinery industry, and how our dynamic flow analysis methodology is used.