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Ethanol Prefeasibility Calculator - This interactive website allows you to learn about the fundamental aspects of ethanol production and create scenarios to evaluate the feasibility of ethanol production in your area.  www.agecon.ksu.edu/ethanol

Economic Issues with Ethanol - Paper discussing the important economic issues concerning ethanol production. Economic Issues with Ethanol_2_.pdf
Economics of Ethanol - Presentation on the economics of ethanol production. Risk & Profit 8-01.pdf

Biodiesel:  Is It Worth Considering? - Paper discussing the important economic issues concerning biodiesel. Biodiesel Is it Worth Considering.pdf
Biodiesel:  Is It Worth Considering? - Presentation on the economics of biodiesel. 
Risk & Profit 8-02.pdf

Sparks Case Study of Ethanol Industry Economics funded by the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center (www.AgMRC.org)
Follow along as Brian Cook leads a new ethanol venture from business plan to start-up operations.  Start by reading ‘Ethanol Case’ first and then read the teaching note and attachments when prompted.  Hint:  open all pdf files below first and toggle back and forth as you learn about ethanol industry economics.
        
Ethanol Case
         Teaching Note:  The US Ethanol Industry with Comments on the Great Plains
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