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Obama: Ethanol Helps Environment, Farmers
By Mr Ethanol | August 21, 2007
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama sees relief in the future for local dairy farmers struggling with rising operating costs.
The price of feed, corn and other grains has been driven up by recent investment in ethanol, a gas additive usually made from corn, local agriculture officials have said.
Obama, the junior Democratic senator from Illinois, supports ethanol production in large part because it reduces greenhouse gas emissions and American dependence on foreign oil.
“I think this is a short-term problem,” Obama said Monday of rising feed prices, adding that higher prices will encourage more people to grow more corn, eventually bringing prices down.
Obama spoke during a two-day trip to the state that brought him through seven New Hampshire communities, including Derry and Salem.
At a house party in Salem Monday, Obama drew about 120 people, according to a campaign estimate. About 350 people attended the town hall-style forum at Derry’s McGregor Park, according to the Obama campaign.
In an interview with The Eagle-Tribune, Obama said he was sensitive to the difficulties small, local dairy farmers face…
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