Economics Projects

• update or create enterprise budget sheets for oilseeds to be evaluated in field trials
• develop budgets for the on-farm production of vegetable oils
• develop budgets for the on-farm production of biodiesel
• develop feasibility estimates and budgets for use of oilseeds in various-scale regional extraction plants
• estimate the value of canola or other oilseeds or high oil meal in other applications – fuel for stoves, binder for pelleting operations
• develop feasibility estimates and budget for processing flax fiber for industrial uses
• estimate the value of broadleaf crops in rotation with grasses and create cropping system budgets using these estimates
• estimate total biodiesel production capability of the Willamette Valley
• estimate total production capability if buffer zones were established to maintain needed isolations for specialty seeds
• confer with scientists and seed businesses in the Europe and Canada to obtain specific information on the impact canola has had on specialty seed industries in these regions
• confer with seed companies who currently contract in Oregon to discuss their concerns and ideas