Concerns about energy security, reduced dependence on exhaustible fossil fuels and climate change have led to significant policy support for biofuels, particularly for cellulosic biofuels. The Biomass Crop Assistance Program and volumetric tax credits for biofuels seek to supplement the...

Replaced with revised version of paper 08/04/10.

This paper examines possible adaptations to climate change in terms of pasture and crop land use and stocking rate in the United States (U.S.). Using Agricultural Census and climate data in a statistical model, we find that as temperature and precipitation increases agricultural commodity...