Corn raised for biofuel can result in eroded soils, as all materials are removed from the field. However, using a perennial grass groundcover could preserve soil in addition to reducing costs.

The stems this time of year are tall and arching, often leaning over, sometimes up to nearly 9 feet tall. The leaves are dark green, and like many grass species, a bit scratchy.

The stems this time of year are tall and arching, often leaning over, sometimes up to nearly 9 feet tall. The leaves are dark green, and like many grass species, a bit scratchy.

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, July 31, 2008 (ENS) – A giant perennial grass that tolerates poor soils, uses less acreage and produces more biofuel than either corn or switchgrass – it sounds too good ...

The stems this time of year are tall and arching, often leaning over, sometimes up to nearly 9 feet tall. The leaves are dark green, and like many grass species, a bit scratchy.

Q • At a nearby garden there is a grass growing that is approximately 30 feet tall and looks like a corn plant; however, it is not. This grass is beautiful and we call it “corn grass.” ...

"Switch from corn to grass would raise ethanol output, cut emissions." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 12 July 2011. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2011 / 07 / 110712102326.htm>.

On the whole, grass-fed beef is better for you than corn-fed. But it may not give you that melt-in-your-mouth sensation you grew up on, and it's going to cost you a more.

Compounding the usual battle against grass weeds in rotational soybeans this season likely will be the presence of volunteer corn from last year’s corn crop—a result of 2020’s derecho in ...