DuPont, Vilsack sign corn stover collection agreement

In Iowa, USDA Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and DuPont signed an agreement on Friday  to establish guidelines for corn stover collection. The agreement directs the USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service to work with DuPont and Iowan farmers for give years to set standards for the percentage of stover that can be collected without diminishing soil quality. DuPont’s $200M plant will use 375,000 tons of stover annually when it opens in 2014.

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