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Spottedracer@xxxxxx wrote:
> Here's a funny fact - gotten from one of the Ag Professors I know:
>
> 'Switchgrass - grows very well under harsh conditions, thrives in most soils, doesn't need much fertilizer if sown with a low-growing clover, generally doesn't need to be reseeded often, can be used as forage and has some value as hay. Primarily of interest in Ag & Chem Research - since it has been shown to produce more ethanol per pound, than corn.'
>
> - LP

BTW, for those who are unconcerned about ethanol raising corn prices 
because they don't feed corn -- what about when farmers who are growing 
oats and hay switch to corn instead, due to higher prices for corn? 
What will you feed your horses then?

And if we can really make ethanol from grass ...


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Joe Long
jlong@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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