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Gas That Need Not Pass Unused The sight of grain trucks rumbling from harvest fields has traditionally meant the restocking of our nation's pantry. But the destination of much of that grain has changed. Today, one of every six truckloads is burned as ethanol fuel. Farmers have been recruited into the energy business with the promise of OPEC-style riches. They are plowing highly erodible acres retired a generation ago, all in the name of energy independence.

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The sight of grain trucks rumbling from harvest fields has traditionally meant the restocking of our nation's pantry. But the destination of much of that grain has changed. Today, one of every six truckloads is burned as ethanol fuel.

Farmers have been recruited into the energy business with the promise of OPEC-style riches. They are plowing highly erodible acres retired a generation ago, all in the name of energy independence.