Tim Castleman said: >So, this is what I have been working on here in sunny, irrigated >Arizona. The Maricopa Ag center produced a world record 14 ton per >acre of kenaf. One of the PHD guys that was in on it is a friend, >and eager to proceed. We have about 400,000 irrigated acres >historically used for cotton, 300+ days per year sunshine and a dry >climate that eliminates any feral population issues and enhances >fiber seperation during processing.
Some years back I attended an annual convention in Dallas of the Kenaf growers association, then tried growing Kenaf. It grew, but the growing season is not long enough here in Idaho to get good yields. I was primarily interested in the possibility of growing various species of mushrooms on the material remaining after fiber separation. You may want to consider this possibility yourself. It might add to profitability, and perhaps the byproduct could still be used for energy production or sold as a protein-enhanced cattle feed supplement. -- ...Warren Rekow ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~-~> Make good on the promise you made at graduation to keep in touch. Classmates.com has over 14 million registered high school alumni--chances are you'll find your friends! http://us.click.yahoo.com/l3joGB/DMUCAA/4ihDAA/FZTVlB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------_-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
