Switching to an energy crop: Break even or make a profit?
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 - 18:30
in Mathematics & Economics
Along with the growing interest in biomass energy crops as renewable alternatives to fossil fuels comes a growing list of questions from corn and soybean farmers about what it will cost them to switch. University of Illinois agricultural economist Madhu Khanna developed a customizable online calculator to eliminate some of the guesswork and help farmers make the decision.