TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - AGRICULTURE - Preferred Fuel Pellet: The fuel pellet has a density of about 40-45 lbs/ft3. The fuel pellet comprises at least 60 wt.% (dry basis) of an agricultural biomass. The fuel pellet comprises corn in an amount of 40-90 (preferably 40-80) wt.%. The fuel pellet further comprises a pelleting aid, and glycerol in an amount of 0.1-30 (preferably 0.1-5) wt.%. Preferred Components: The agricultural biomass includes whole corn, corn cobs, corn stover, wheat, wheat straw, soy beans, soy bean hulls, soy cotyledon fiber, alfalfa, dried distillers grain, oats, oat straw, sugar beet pulp, sunflower hulls, co-products from corn milling processes, co-products from wheat milling processes, oat hulls, rapeseed meal, rapeseed fractions, bagasse, rice hulls and/or empty palm fruit bundles. The agricultural biomass is selected from 10-60 wt.% of cracked corn, whole corn, corn cobs, corn stover, wheat, wheat middlings, soy beans, soy bean hulls, soy cotyledon fiber, dried distillers grain, oats, sugar beet pulp and/or sunflower hulls. Preferred Method: The method further involves a pelleting aid.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The pelleting aid comprises a sugar alcohol component. The sugar alcohol component comprises glycerol.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Components: The processing aid includes paraffin wax, thermoplastic polymer, hydrogenated triacylglyceride and/or tallow. The agricultural biomass has a lignin content of not greater than 10 wt.% (dry basis). EXAMPLE - Biomass fuel pellets comprising (wt.%): cracked corn (75), and wheat middlings (25) was prepared. The fuel pellet was weighed out and mixed in a ribbon mixer for 3 minutes. The conditioned mixture was then pelleted at 140-180degrees F utilizing one quarter inch die then cooled using a counter flow cooler. The cooled pellet was screened to remove any remaining fine material. The biomass fuel pellet was tested for moisture content, heating value, and ash content. The biomass fuel pellet showed moisture content of 12.37 wt.%,heating value of BTU/lb of 7028, ash content of 2.63 wt.%, and sulfur content of 0.15 wt.%.