MSU Extension to research different biofuel croplands

The State News (Lansing, MI)
By Brittany Shammas

A grant awarded to the MSU Extension will allow researchers to look into the feasibility of planting crops that could be used for biofuels on nontraditional croplands such as Michigan roadways, vacant lots and state-owned pieces of land.

Provided by the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth, or DELEG, the $24,950 grant was announced Friday. The funding will enable researchers to identify the potential of processing the plants into usable fuel, said Dennis Pennington, an external educator for MSU’s Kellogg Biological Station.

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