Making bioenergy crops pay

Southeast Farm Press By Dennis Pennington, Michigan State University Extension Apr. 15, 2011 3:09pm

Budgeting for bioenergy crop production and analyzing your cost of production will be critical to determining if bioenergy crops pay on your farm.

This article contains production budgets for corn, switchgrass, miscanthus, mixed grass, native prairie, energy beets and hybrid poplar trees.

These budgets should be used as a place to start, not as the actual cost of production for any particular farm. The soil, climate and management differences will be different across the country. Make sure you plug in accurate numbers for your farm.

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