@article{Epplin:113532, recid = {113532}, author = {Epplin, Francis M. and Haque, Mohua}, title = {Policies to Facilitate Conversion of Millions of Acres to the Production of Biofuel Feedstock}, journal = {Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics}, address = {2011-08}, number = {1379-2016-113752}, pages = {14}, year = {2011}, abstract = {First-generation grain ethanol biofuel has affected the historical excess capacity problem in U.S. agriculture. Second-generation cellulosic ethanol biofuel has had difficulty achieving cost-competitiveness. Third-generation drop-in biofuels are under development. If lignocellulosic biomass from perennial grasses becomes the feedstock of choice for second- and third-generation biorefineries, an integrated system could evolve in which a biorefinery directly manages feedstock production, harvest, storage, and delivery. Modeling was conducted to determine the potential economic benefits from an integrated system. Relatively low-cost public policies that could be implemented to facilitate economic efficiency are proposed.}, url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/113532}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.113532}, }