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Biofuels Manufacturers of Illinois planted 25 acres of pennycress at their project site in Mapleton. Pennycress is a winter plant that produces large amounts of seeds. The seeds contain oil that researchers say makes and excellent energy crop. They believe that large-scale production for commercial biodiesal manufacturing will begin with crops planted in 2010, which could give farmers a boost in income.

Dr. Peter Johnson with Inovacom Partners, says, "The seed contains about 36% oil, so it's a great crop for making biofuels. Then it also leaves you time to plant soybean in spring so you can double crop. This represents a whole new income stream to farmers."

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