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Re:U.S. corn-based ethanol worse for the climate than gasoline by jillesvangurp on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @03:48AM (#30344153)
Precisely my point. Maybe that's not a very future proof plan for Iowa? That sounds like at some point they are going to have to cut loose from the federal handouts.
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Re:U.S. corn-based ethanol worse for the climate than gasoline by greenonions on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @09:24AM (#30346785)
It is apparently easier to make the subsidies continue forever than to consider growing alternatives.
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Re:U.S. corn-based ethanol worse for the climate than gasoline by DerArzt on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @04:21PM (#30352902)
Yep. When it comes to specialization farmers are not excluded. All crops, if their production can be mechanized, need specialized tools to farm at scale. In Iowa at least this looks like combines that are tooled for corn and soybean to allow for cycling the fields every few years.

(Not an expert, just a resident)

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Re:U.S. corn-based ethanol worse for the climate than gasoline by gutitout on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @04:55PM (#30353334)
That is the American issue in a nutshell.
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