Energy beet project looking to prove double ethanol production over corn

In North Dakota, North Dakota State University’s (NDSU) Northern Research Extension Center near Minot will soon harvest and analyze energy beets, which have been proven to produce double the ethanol per acre than corn. NDSU research has shown yields from 28 tons per acre on dryland acres to 41 tons per acre on irrigated acres. The BeetsAll Biofuel project, a partnership between the Green Vision Group (GVG) and Heartland Renewable Energy (HRE), is cultivating the crops in various locations in North Dakota on plots sponsored by Betaseed and Syngenta-Hilleshog.