Farm Energy: Energy consumption for row crop production
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2012-06-01
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Sawyer, John
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Agriculture and Natural Resources
Abstract
This publication provides an overview of farm energy use related to corn and soybean production in Iowa. Three areas of row crop production--field operations, fertilizer and pesticide application, and artificial drying--are used to illustrate on-farm energy consumption.