Alfalfa joins feedstock choices for ethanol

Des Moines Register
By PHILIP BRASHER • pbrasher@dmreg.com • July 25, 2010

Washington, D.C. - Some day, hay could be fuel for more than horses and cattle. Some Agriculture Department scientists say alfalfa could be a feedstock for ethanol fuel and offset some of the environmental problems associated with corn.

The idea is to have Midwest farmers who now grow corn all the time or corn and soybeans in rotation to start growing corn and alfalfa. Critics question whether alfalfa could ever be an economical fuel crop for many farmers.

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