An Analysis of the Relationship between Demand for Corn Stover as an Ethanol Feedstock and Soil Erosion

Daniel Petrolia

Review of Agricultural Economics, 2008, vol. 30, issue 4, 677-691

Abstract: An analysis of corn stover utilization as an energy feedstock was conducted for southern Minnesota to determine if any economic incentive existed to encourage corn stover harvest beyond USDA-NRCS tolerable soil loss levels. Results indicate that only if the number of conversion facilities in the region exceeded 10 that there would exist an incentive to harvest stover in a manner that would violate tolerable soil loss levels under current tillage practices. If all farms switched to no-till, little to no economic incentive would exist unless the number of conversion facilities exceeded 19. Copyright 2008, Oxford University Press.

Date: 2008
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