ROSCOE, S.D. — Robert Malsam nearly went broke in the 1980s when corn was cheap. So now that prices are high and he can finally make a profit, he's not about to apologize for ripping up prairieland to plant corn. Across the Dakotas and Nebraska, more than 1 million acres of the Great Plains are giving way to corn fields as farmers transform the wild expanse that once served as the backdrop for American pioneers.
Ethanol's Environmental Benefits Questioned
CHET BROKAW and JACK GILLUM of the associated press, Journal Star
Thu, 11/14/2013 - 12:16pm
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