Friday, September 25, 2009

Biodiesel a Small But Growing Canola Sector Player

Phil Franz-Warkentin - Manitoba Co-Operator - 9/23/2009

(Resource News International) -- Biodiesel, long touted as a potential market for Canadian canola, remains only a small factor in the canola industry...
Photo by l.p.
Editor's note - One by one, the justifications for these kinds of "agri-fuels" are stripped away. This story shows one of the reasons often qoted by proponents - that farmers will benefit financially - is more like a fleeting illusion.

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The Fertilizer Falacy - Pushing Yields up and Profit Down

Understanding Agriculture  Nitrogen fertilizer is applied to winter wheat.  Photo by Michael Trolove. There’s a deeply held belief in modern...