On 14 Feb 2008 06:03:00 GMT, Dave Hinz wrote:

,;On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:47:23 -0500, ATP* wrote:
,;
,; "Dave Hinz" wrote in message
,; ...
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,; If the price of corn goes high enough, the millions of acres in
,; land-bank, will be taken out. That's exactly the sort of thing that
,; land-bank is for.
,;
,; Resulting in more harm to the environment, the taxpayer, and increasing
,; greenhouse gases.
,;
,;Really? Tell me please, exactly how growing corn is any different than
,;letting grasses and wildflowers grow for free?

Corn is a row crop requiring cultivation. None of the projected costs
of corn ethanol consider topsoil loss.

Corn requires fertilizer and herbicides. Nitrates and herbicides (e.g.
Atrazine) in ground water are serious problems.

You obviously have not had much experience with agriculture or you
would have known that there is a big difference between a row crop and
grassland.