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Discovering Manure Value When Markets and CAFO Regulations Both Fail

Biomass Rules Posted on February 17, 2025 by Mark JennerFebruary 17, 2025

When markets fail to perform efficiently does that mean only a government policy fix will work?  Or when the government policies fail does that mean only a market fix will succeed?  In a word, no.  This chart shows the total … Continue reading →

Posted in definition, economics, farm, policy, production, science | Tagged CAFO regulations failure, CAFO rule, Clean Water Act, discovering manure value, discovering manure value when markets and CAFO regulations both fail, externalities, industry adjustments, livestock, manure, manure nitrogen, manure phosphorus, manure science, market failure, water quality | 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

Local, the Uneasy Substitute to Global

Biomass Rules Posted on March 25, 2024 by Mark JennerApril 25, 2024

As a quantitatively trained, free-market economist, I had been shaped to believe buying ‘local’ was a preference that was not cost-effective. But as I grew into a manure visionary and biomass systems economist, bulky and wet materials of limited value … Continue reading →

Posted in analytics, Biomass Rules, science | Tagged bioenergy, bulky, change, competitor, export, externality, global, import, livestock, local, local food, local the uneasy substitute to global, low-value, manure, opportunity cost, supply chain, systems, uneasy substitute, Word Bank | Leave a reply

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Mission Statement:
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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