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Does biodiesel production impact food supplies? Learn about the “fuel versus food” debate, examine scenarios showing impacts and factors considered by scientists trying to unravel this complex question.

Harvesting soybeans in Nebraska.  Photo: F. John Hay, Extension Educator, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension.

Contents

• Introduction
• Biodiesel and Ethanol
• Five Traditional Uses of Biomass
• Does Biodiesel Production Cut into Food Supplies?
• Biodiesel is Often Made from Animal Feed By-products
• Biodiesel from Waste and Non-edible Biomass
• Biodiesel is an Additional Market for

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