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It only took hiim 30 years to figure this out. Meanwhile in
August we spent $23 bil. on imported oil.

Agriculture commissioner sees ethanol as state's next big
farm product

By MARK JOHNSON
Associated Press Writer

November 13, 2005, 10:10 AM EST

ALBANY, N.Y. -- There are about two million acres of former
farmland in New York that could be used to boost the
state's rural economy while reducing the country's
dependence on foreign oil, the state's agriculture
commissioner said.

Nathan Rudgers, head of the state Department of Agriculture
and Markets, said the land, particularly in struggling
areas like northern New York and the Southern Tier, could
be used to grow crops to make ethanol. Typically, ethanol
is made from corn, but scientists have been exploring the
use of other crops, as well as grasses and trees.

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