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Archive Home > 2007 > July > 27 > Ethanol here? A single acre of corn proves it's possible

Ethanol here? A single acre of corn proves it's possible

By Jeff McDonald / The Bulletin
July 27, 2007

The nation’s corn growers, fueled by increasing demand for corn-based ethanol, planted a near-record 90 million acres of corn this year.

Only one acre of corn was planted in Central Oregon, on a field three miles north of Madras. It was the region’s first experimental corn....

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