alt Hacker News> The USDA now expects 5.65 billion bushels of corn to be used for ethanol production in 2026-27
> The department has raised its corn production forecast by 234 million bushels to 16 billion bushels.
https://bioenergytimes.com/usda-raises-2026-27-us-corn-use-f...
About a third! Way more than I thought. I wonder how much of that would have to be covered in panels to get the same energy.
I wonder if we are depleting the soil to create all that corn. I really don't understand how the lifecycle of soil works, and maybe it's time to go off and ask AI...