(Brent P) wrote in
:

> In article >, Jim Yanik
> wrote:
>> (Brent P) wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> In article >, Jim Yanik
>>> wrote:
>>>> (Brent P) wrote in
>>>> :
>>>>
>>>>> In article >,
>>>>> Matthew Russotto wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> down the supply chain. And your tractor probably runs on diesel
>>>>>> anyway, and can't be converted to ethanol.
>>>>>
>>>>> FYI: Diesel engines are even easier to run on bio-fuel. I believe
>>>>> corn oil or some other corn products work. If not, I am sure a
>>>>> small plot could be set aside to grow whatever the tractor needs.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> As if farmers have time,money (for machinery),or the inclination to
>>>> process a crop to make biodiesel or alk.
>>>
>>> I suggest you watch the episode of dirty jobs making biodiesel. It's
>>> easier than a good number of things farmers do.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I'm saying that they have higher priorities(for both time and
>> money),and little if any spare money to buy such machinery that would
>> be needed. You'd probably need an environmental impact study and
>> gov't permits up the ying-yang to deal with the left-over wastes.
>
> Farmer bob could raise crops that are used to make ethanol. Farmer
> john could raise crops that are used to make bio-diesel. Both can run
> their tractors on bio-diesel from bubba's bio-diesel who bought crops
> from farmer john.
>
> Of course to all the nay-sayers this too complex, but it's a fraction
> of the complexity for say gasoline.
>
>
>

I did not say it was too complex.
(although the paperwork and permits may be complex)

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