The Ethanol Daisy Chain: Nitrogen And The Continuous Corn Yield Penalty
Thursday, March 21, 2013 - 12:01
in Earth & Climate
Mandates and subsidies have created an artificial green energy industry. In the case of ethanol, that has led to escalating corn prices. Higher prices have encouraged some farmers to switch to growing corn continuously and they are seeing unusually high yield reductions. A six-year study has identified three key factors affecting yield in continuous corn (CC) systems. read more