The Land Use Impact of A New Ethanol Plant
This study sought to determine if corn extensification -- conversion of non agricultural land to corn -- and corn intensification -- conversion of non-corn crop acres to corn or increased yield in current corn acres -- occurred within the vicinity of an ethanol plant. And if so, whether the ethanol plant caused these effects. The study was conducted by the University of Illinois at Chicago Energy Resources Center and the Institute for Technology Development.
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AGRICULTURE LEADS AMERICAN ECONOMY OUT OF RECESSION
Reports from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) indicate that agriculture is alive and well after the recent American recession, and that they are blazing a trail for the rest of the American economy behind them. In the reports released by the...
ICMB ELECTS STIRLING TO LEAD THEM INTO 2011
Scott Stirling of Martinton was elected the new Illinois Corn Marketing Board (ICMB) Chairman during ICMB’s August 24 meeting. Other officers elected were Bill Christ of Metamora, Vice Chairman; Kent Kleinschmidt of Emden, Treasurer; and Larry...
FAQS ON VERASUN BANKRUPTCY PREFERENCE
Growers who have sold grain to VeraSun may have received letters asking for a repayment of funds due to “bankruptcy...
