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COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
Rising costs of fossil fuels
and new economic in*
centives have increased the
development of farm-based
alcohol plants, says John W.
Gird, an extension energy
programs specialist and
agricultural engineering
instructor at the University
of Maryland.
Federal loan programs,
reduced permit
requirements and the
avaihabihty of commercial
systems for producing
alcohol fuel have all ac
celerated the movement,
according to Gird
Success of any alcohol
production system depends
heavily on management
ability and knowledge of the
operator Even the best
designed prdduction plant
will not do its job if the
operators does not know the
chemistry and microbiology
of the system, says Gird.
Alcohol fuel production
should not be approached as
a simple part-time
operation. A farmer should
do research and assemble
good background in-
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on-farm alcohol plants
formation before going
ahead.
The Maryland specialist
suggests that each of the
following factors be
carefully investigated and
weighed before any on-farm
plant is constructed
Type of crop to be planted
as a feedstock for producing
alcohol fuel;
Amount of time to be spent
operating the plant and the
effect this will have on other
farm operations;
Avaihabihty of storage
facilities for a wet by
product;
Amount of by-product
which must be fed on a daily
basis to livestock and the
effect this will have on
animal performance;
Methods for feeding the
by-product and consequent
effect on dry feed-handling
systems.
Amount and quahty of
alcohol fuel to be produced;
Necessary engine
modifications and costs of
engine conversions for
utilizing the alcohol;
Effects of off-and-on or
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seasonal plant operation on
overhead costs;
Influence on other
monetary investments as a
result of investing in an
alcohol plant;
Long-term potential of
alcohol fuel in reducing
energy needs and costs.
Strong markets kill
barley,
wheat payments
WASHINGTON, DC. -
The U.S Department of
Agriculture will make no
deficiency payments on the
1980 crops of barley and
wheat, according to John
Goodwin, associate ad
ministrator of USDA’s
Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Service
Goodwin said such
payments are not required
under the 1980 feed gram and
wheat programs because
market prices have been
well above established
target price levels of $2.55
for barley and $3.63 for
wheat
During the June through
October marketing period
the national average market
prices were $2.59 per bushel
for barley and $3.89 per
bushel for wheat
Goodwin also said the final
1980 national program
acreage for barley has been
increased from 7.9 to 8.3
million acres and the
national program acreage
for wheat has been increased
More information on
alcohol fuel production is
available from county
Extension offices throughout
Maryland; ask for a free
mimeographed leaflet titled
On-Farm Production and
Utilization of Ethanol Fuel
(Ag Engineering Facts No
126 of August 1980)
from 70 to 75 million acres
The national program
acreage represents the
number of acres of a crop
needed to meet estimated
demand and assure
desirable carryover levels,
Goodwin said.
He said the allocation
factor for both wheat and
barley is 100 percent The
allocation favor is computed
by dividing the national
program acreage for a crop
by the harvested acreage.
If 1980-crop deficiency
payments for com and
sorghum are required, they
will be made next April,
Goodwin said.