Biodiesel boom scares seed growers
MOUNT VERNON -- With Washington poised to become a national leader in "green" fuel, fields of bright-yellow canola flowers soon may be as common a sight as golden wheat in parts of the Palouse and other farm-rich areas east of the Cascades.
For struggling farmers, burgeoning demand for oil-rich canola could make it a cash crop for the long haul. For the rest of us, it's supposed to be a feel-good embrace of biodiesel, proudly stamped "Made in ...
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