Expert warns wheat residue too valuable to lose

July 24, 2008 By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS , Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- Times are good for wheat farmers, but they should resist the urge to harvest their crop residue and sell it for ethanol production, a federal researcher says.

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