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Corn is More than Food – Real Adventures in Economics

Biomass Rules Posted on October 9, 2024 by Mark JennerOctober 9, 2024

Number 2 Yellow Corn plays many roles these days.  Among them both ‘sustainable savior,’ as well as, ‘destroyer of humanity and the planet.’  That is a pretty broad range.  Back in the good old days, 20 years ago, corn was … Continue reading →

Posted in economics, policy, Real Adventures in Economics, science | Tagged 20-years ago, adventures in economics, causal, complement, corn, corn is more than food - real adventures in economics, correlation, crude oil, daily prices, Energy Information Administration (EIA), ethanol, feed, gasoline, interdependence, monthly prices, more than food, MTBE, NASS, olden days, price indices, quantities, Quick Stats, substitute, transportation fuel, USDA | Leave a reply

Turn-of-the-Century Biofuel-Fossil Feedstock Dynamics

Biomass Rules Posted on September 7, 2024 by Mark JennerSeptember 7, 2024

The more things change, it seems the more they stay the same.  This Biomass Rules chart with data from 2006, appeared in Chapter 19: Williams, James L. and Mark Jenner. Petroleum Dependence, Biofuels – Economies Of Scope And Scale; US … Continue reading →

Posted in definition, economics, policy | Tagged $/MMBTU., biofuel-to-fossil feedstock dynamics, crude oil, energy values, FAME biodiesel, feed, food, fossil diesel, fuel, Jim Williams, number 2 yellow grease, renewable diesel, turn-of-the-century, turn-of-the-century biofuel-to-fossil feedstock dynamics, used vegetable oil | Leave a reply

The Producer (Farmer) Role is Transformative

Biomass Rules Posted on June 14, 2024 by Mark JennerJune 14, 2024

The previous post, The Price of Food Dominates Alternative Use Markets, sparked a desire to map out the farm-level activities into feed, fuel, and food.  This was an innocent effort and was not successful.  The transformations that occur on a … Continue reading →

Posted in economics, production, science | Tagged 2022 Census of Agriculture, acres, asset value, buildings, crop value, equipment, farmer, farms, feed, food, land, livestock value, NAICS, non-food, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), producer farmer role is transformative, producer role, transformative, y=f(x) | Leave a reply

The Price of Food Dominates Alternative Use Markets

Biomass Rules Posted on June 11, 2024 by Mark JennerJanuary 14, 2025

This chart was created in 2011 to illustrate the US. price of fuel relative to the US. price of food.  The debate back in those days was whether to produce food or fuel (food vs. fuel).  It was the politics … Continue reading →

Posted in economics, firm, macro | Tagged alternative use, drought and floods, energy, feed, food price, food vs. fuel, fuel, livestock, markets, Patrick Westhoff, price of food dominates alternative use markets, soybean meal, soybean oil, substitution, The Economics of Food, waste, wealth effect | Leave a reply

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Providing solutions through the strategic utilization of all kinds of biomass; the development of new markets for food, fiber, and fuels; and streamlining regulations.

bio·mass:
ˈbī-ō-ˌmas. noun. 1 : the unit area or volume of living matter, 2 : plant materials and animal waste used as renewable feedstocks into new processes.

rules:
'rül. 1: noun. 1 : regulations, bylaws or governing procedure, 2: verb. a : to exert control, direction, or influence on, b : to declare authoritatively.

Manure…
is not a four-letter word.

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