Posted 5/30/2008 09:23 (#387592 - in reply to #387429) Subject: Re: diesel from cornstalks scares me
The University of Nebraska Lincoln has done extensive soil carbon studies comparing crops and rotations. They say that growing soybeans is very harmful to soil carbon. In fact, one can remove up to 75% of above ground corn residue and still be less harmful to soil carbon than growing soy.