Hi Schwa:

___I do not know all the details but Brazil plans on exporting ethanol in the very near future. What does that tell us?

___As far as Fertilizers and Herbicides, Switchgrass is one extremely hardy plant needing neither. Farmers plant it to separate their fields as well as prevent erosion at a fields edge/borders. I just do not know why ADM and Cargill are not taking that path instead of Corn based ethanol production given the energy balance? Something isn’t quite right about this situation unfortunately

___Good Luck

___Wayne R. Gerdes
___Waynegerdes@earthlink.net