New crops for Nebraska
March 18, 2008

One of the consequences of the biofuels boom is that some secondary crops are becoming far more profitable than ever before. Several oilseed crops, including sunflower, canola, and camelina are gaining in popularity for use not only as cooking and food oils, but also as potential sources for biofuels themselves. Significantly, many of these oilseed plants require considerably less irrigation than corn and can be higher in oil content than soybeans. Biodiesel production is going to represent an important component of the water-consumption picture throughout the Midwest.

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