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Genetically modified rutabagas seen as new source of biofuel
Washington Examiner ^ | 08-9-2009 | David Runk

Posted on 08/19/2009 12:41:27 PM PDT by theruleshavechanged

Even if rutabagas aren't widely grown in the U.S. for people to eat, rutabagas for biofuel could edge out other food crops.

"If you were to dedicate hundreds of thousands of acres to produce rutabaga for the biofuel sector, in all likelihood farmers would be changing what crops are currently being cultivated on those lands," Faber said.

That could make it a "game changer" in the biofuel industry, he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: biofuel; farming; gm; michigan; rutabaga
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Wow. Looks like they are desperate in Michigan
1 posted on 08/19/2009 12:41:28 PM PDT by theruleshavechanged
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They need to cue up “The Rutabaga Boogie”.


2 posted on 08/19/2009 12:41:58 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: theruleshavechanged

They might be on to something here - rutabagas have always given me gas.....


3 posted on 08/19/2009 12:44:19 PM PDT by Uncle Ike (Rope is cheap, and there are lots of trees...)
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Rutabagas? Why rutabagas? Can’t you squeeze oil out of a turnip?


4 posted on 08/19/2009 12:45:16 PM PDT by Mamzelle (bring your cameras to all political gatherings--video if you can)
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They need to cue up “The Rutabaga Boogie”.

What about the "Would you, Kudzu?"?

5 posted on 08/19/2009 12:45:20 PM PDT by This_far
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To: Uncle Ike
Definitely the winning response.
6 posted on 08/19/2009 12:49:04 PM PDT by dog breath
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The rutabaga hasn't had much presence on U.S. dinner tables...

It did at my parent's house when I was growing up.

Plus, a pasty is not a pasty without rutabagas.

7 posted on 08/19/2009 12:49:40 PM PDT by Recovering Hermit (I shot the rooster, the one that used'er, wake me up at four A.M....)
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To: theruleshavechanged

I thought that Hooterville had a corner on the US rutabega market?


8 posted on 08/19/2009 12:56:52 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: BenLurkin

You never know what will turnip here on FR.................


9 posted on 08/19/2009 1:09:08 PM PDT by Red Badger (I am totally against spooning............it eventually leads to forking................)
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Rest In Peace, old friend, your work is finished.....

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10 posted on 08/19/2009 1:09:52 PM PDT by Red Badger (I am totally against spooning............it eventually leads to forking................)
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Another disaster! The price of pasties is going up!


11 posted on 08/19/2009 1:11:19 PM PDT by magslinger (Inside every father is a Bryan Mills waiting to get out.)
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12 posted on 08/19/2009 1:11:55 PM PDT by T Minus Four (Where's the birth certificate?)
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To: theruleshavechanged

The truth is we really dont need to waste fuel growing fuel . There is plenty in the ground in America, all we have to do is drill.


13 posted on 08/19/2009 1:17:41 PM PDT by Venturer
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To: theruleshavechanged

I have one word for biofuel. Kudzu.


14 posted on 08/19/2009 1:19:09 PM PDT by TennesseeGirl
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The good guys at NC State had NC farmers to replace the unneeded tobacco crops that had supported generations with cotton. There are thousands of acres now.

Perhaps the Michigan farmers should grow cotton. The market is very good.


15 posted on 08/19/2009 1:20:35 PM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . fasl el-khitab)
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Oh, no, I love rutabaga. Now it will be overpriced.


16 posted on 08/19/2009 1:22:14 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Palin/Hunter 2012)
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You never know what will turnip here on FR.................

^^
That seems to be a the root of it....


17 posted on 08/19/2009 1:23:23 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Palin/Hunter 2012)
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Grow your own. Easy to do. I do. Hardly any pests. Don’t need much land or fertilizer.


18 posted on 08/19/2009 1:24:49 PM PDT by Alas Babylon!
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To: theruleshavechanged

What about arugula? I’d think that’d make some high octane stoff. And Bambi’d love it.


19 posted on 08/19/2009 1:38:42 PM PDT by Houghton M.
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To: Bigg Red

Are you “green” with envy?..............


20 posted on 08/19/2009 1:49:06 PM PDT by Red Badger (I am totally against spooning............it eventually leads to forking................)
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