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9. Hemp would be better.

Thu Feb 14, 2013, 02:50 PM

Feb 2013

It doesn't require much care as many other crops do. Not much need for fertilizer.

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Drought's toll hits Nebraska ethanol producers hard [View all] Omaha Steve Feb 2013 OP

Wasting Water on Ethanol-Another Gubmint Welfare Loser Idea triplepoint Feb 2013 #1

K&R Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #2

Ethanol is a big hustle . . . another_liberal Feb 2013 #3

The Federal Tax Credit for corn ethanol has expired. Indyfan53 Feb 2013 #5

Good, I'm glad it has! another_liberal Feb 2013 #6

Ba-zing! Indyfan53 Mar 2013 #11

I support biofuels, but corn should have been just a stepping stone. Indyfan53 Feb 2013 #4

Good. Nihil Feb 2013 #7

Hemp would be better. Indyfan53 Feb 2013 #9

I heard switchgrass was good too if it could be broken down. sakabatou Mar 2013 #12

Yes it can! Indyfan53 Mar 2013 #13

Ethanol... sendero Feb 2013 #10