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Peanuts Reborn as a Source of Biodiesel
US - Researchers at the South Central Agricultural Research Laboratory in Oklahoma are testing the best way to grow peanuts for biofuel.The high oil version of the nuts have been found to be especially good for biodiesel, a crop with a lot of history in the Texoma region, according to an iterview on KXII TV.
"We're not talking about peanut butter anymore, we're talking about biofuels. So the option becomes, we're talking about something for the gas tank opposed to something for the stomach," said researcher Vince Russo.
Tim Abney, a lifelong peanut farmer, works as a technician at the Lane Research Center. He, his father and grandfather were peanut farmers until the federal subsidies were withdrawn in 1999, but he says, with the right market price, peanuts could make a comeback.
"Most people have probably gotten rid of their old equipment but it probably wouldn't take to much to get back in the business," said Abney.
The researchers at the laboratory, part of Oklahoma State University, say with the right crops and processing plant, structures like these could be brought back to life.
And if biolfuel peanuts become important again, the farmers will not have to worry about subsidies because it will be an unsubsidied crop controlled by the market.
The Center is also planting sorghum, milo, and sugar cane to be used as ethanol. A diversity of crops to drive dependence off foreign oil.
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