http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=5953
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But he said the use of ryegrass offers a far more sustainable and acceptable solution that does not compete directly with the food industry. It is cheap and easy to grow, farmers already have the necessary expertise - and equipment - to manage, harvest and store grass.
‘Ryegrass is ideally suited to our climate and soil conditions, its cultivation will not affect existing environmentally sensitive landscapes or biodiversity and it has a high extractable sugar content. Because of these combined properties, it offers greater potential as a feedstock for bioethanol production than many other energy crops.
‘If a new profitable outlet is found for grass then farmers have the ability to grow more to meet that demand and technically the same land could be used for animal grazing, silage production and fuel production,’ he added.
In Wales 1.04million hectares - 62 per cent of the available land - is permanent grassland providing a readily available resource that can be harvested over a long season.
Ryegrasses are commonly grown with white clover which fixes nitrogen into the soil and acts as a natural fertiliser. This lowers production costs as well as reducing the greenhouse gas emissions associated with fertiliser manufacture.
Intressant, det borde funka bra här också.
/Aryan
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