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Growing Energy: Land for Biomass Farms

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  • Zeimetz, Kathryn A

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Biomass crops grown for energy conversion require high-quality land to maximize energy gain and minimize environmental hazards. The shortage of such land may hinder development of energy farms. Most of the 760 million acres of classes I-IV rural land of sufficient quality to support biomass production would need considerable conservation measures to overcome inherent development problems. Furthermore, alternative sources of food and fiber production would need to be found if the land were diverted to energy farms.

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  • Zeimetz, Kathryn A, 1979. "Growing Energy: Land for Biomass Farms," Agricultural Economic Reports 307702, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerser:307702
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.307702
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    1. repec:ags:nbaesp:140349 is not listed on IDEAS
    2. Raup, Philip M., 1980. "Competition For Land And The Future Of American Agriculture," Staff Papers 14169, University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics.
    3. Atwood, Joseph A. & Fischer, Loyd K., 1980. "Cost Of Production Of Fuel Ethanol In Farm-Size Plants," Reports 140349, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Agricultural Economics.

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