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Thursday, November 29th, 2007
Houston Chronicle:
Environmental regulators on Tuesday set a new renewable fuels standard of nearly 4.7 percent for next year to meet a federal mandate that at least 5.4 billion gallons of ethanol be blended into transportation gasoline in 2008.
The standard for 2007 was slightly more than 4 percent, which amounted to roughly 4.7 billion gallons, […]
Where’s Ethanol Money?
Thursday, November 29th, 2007*******
Does the federal government subsidize the production of ethanol?” You bet it does.
The federal government provides a 51 cent subsidy for every gallon of ethanol that is produced in this country. The critics say, “See, it’s obvious that ethanol does not make economic sense because it needs subsidies to be competitive.”
But guess what? The ethanol […]
Corn Remains Ethanol King
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007Rosemount Town Pages:
Ethanol fuel production discussions baffled Dale Tolifson during early meetings of Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co. more than a decade ago.
“We could have just as well have been talking in German,” the corn grower recalled. “I didn’t understand what they were talking about.”
But Tolifson and hundreds of other Minnesota corn farmers quickly embraced the […]
America Needs To Thank Farmers
Friday, November 23rd, 2007Prairie Farmer:
In a video message, James Garner, star of Maverick, The Rockford Files and many other television shows and movies is thanking America’s farmers for providing a secure food and energy future.
“Many Americans don’t realize that we enjoy the safest, most affordable food supply in the world, thanks to our country’s farmers,” Garner says. […]
Ethanol Growth Cools, Farmers Wallets Unaffected
Friday, November 23rd, 2007MarketWatch:
Slower domestic ethanol growth and potentially less corn acreage next year won’t hurt the wallets of U.S. farmers as international demand for grain remains at high levels, said Geoff Cooper, director of ethanol and business development with the National Corn Growers Association.
“The weakness of the dollar has driven strong corn export demand,” Cooper said. “However, […]
Ethanol Effects On You And Farmers
Friday, November 23rd, 2007Komu:
Corn is a hot commodity thanks to the ethanol push. Ethanol has effects on Missouri farmers and your dinner table.
Local farmers: Who’s getting rich; who’s feeling the pinch? And how is ethanol affecting your trip to the grocery store?
David Grant is straddling the ethanol fence, and it’s a surprisingly comfortable place to sit.
“It’s a win-win […]
Ethanol Company Doesn’t Think Big
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007ABC Online:
A company building a biodiesel plant in Victoria’s west says starting small will be the key to its survival.
High feedstock prices have seen biodiesel plants close in Western Australia and South Australia recently, while plans for an ethanol plant in Victoria’s north west have been shelved.
Wimmera Biodiesel’s Steven Hobbs says the new plant in […]
Rush To Build Ethanol Plants Loses Its Steam
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007MLive:
Local ethanol producers are delaying or canceling new projects as they endure hits ranging from tighter margins to rising construction costs.
Alternative Energy Sources Inc. said earlier this year that it would open three plants in 2008. Now, the Kansas City-based public company plans to open two corn-based ethanol plants in 2009 if it gets financing […]
Novozymes Expects To Offer Economically Viable Cellulosic Ethanol Enzymes Within 4 Years
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007PR-Inside:
Novozymes will be ‘in a position to offer enzymes than can help make cellulosic ethanol economically viable within 4 years from now-, according to Emmanuel Petiot, global business development manager at the Danish enzyme producer.
Mr. Petiot made his remarks in an interview with Ethanol Statistics in which he discussed his experience and expectations regarding cellulosic […]
Industry, Experts Examining New Fuel Source
Monday, November 19th, 2007Bowling Green Daily News:
Kentucky has potentially maxed out on new investments for grain-based ethanol production, but there could be a new energy source on the horizon - cellulose from wood and native grasses.
There has been more than $9 million in Kentucky Agriculture Development funds and even more in private investment made in Commonwealth Agri-energy in […]
Ethanol Producers Seek Pipeline Solution
Monday, November 19th, 2007The Associated Press:
Dennis McCoy can get part of his corn crop to the bellies of hogs without a hiccup. But the North Dakota farmer believes ethanol made from his other corn acres is hamstrung by traditional truck and rail shipping.
“I think the ethanol industry is overbuilt for time frame right now,” said McCoy, who has […]
Ethanol: Taking A Look At The Big Picture - Part 1
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007Farms.com:
For more than 20 years, the members of the National Corn Growers Association, its state affiliates, and non-affiliated corn farmers across the Midwest have made impassioned pleas to Congress, their state lawmakers, and anyone else they could find who might become an ethanol advocate. They won. But the emotions that have run as deep as […]
Farmer-Inventors Create Corn Cob Harvesting Equipment
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007Agri News:
Three Nebraska farmer-inventors have developed equipment to harvest corn cobs and other biomass that will be sought for cellulosic ethanol production.
The inventions were described at last week’s Biobased Industry Outlook Conference at Iowa State University in Ames.
“Just a handful of us are suffering through the challenges to get (a biomass harvesting) system figured out,” […]
Biofuel Advocates Want To Loosen Rules For Farm Credit
Monday, November 12th, 2007Wallace’s Farmer:
A group of leaders involved in Iowa’s renewable fuels industry is calling for expansion of the Farm Credit System’s lending authority. They want a change in federal law so Farm Credit would be allowed to make loans to build ethanol and biodiesel plants that do not have a majority of farmer-stockholders as owners.
The group […]
Ethanol’s Bubble Hasn’t Burst Yet
Friday, November 9th, 2007Kane County Chronicle:
When ethanol futures prices took a dive this summer to about $1.50 a gallon, some raised questions about the growth prospects of the corn-based biodiesel.
Corn farmers already have seen demand from ethanol producers more than double since 2004, and this marketing year, ethanol is expected to surpass exports to become the second largest […]
The Ethanol Hoax
Thursday, November 1st, 2007Climate Change:
Corn to ethanol is big business. The Federal Government pays ethanol producers 50 cents for every gallon of ethanol they produce. Corn farmers are riding a boom in corn prices not seen in their lifetimes. All sorts of groups, consortiums, corporations, and communities are trying to get on the gravy train.
And for what? Ethanol […]
Cellulosic Ethanol Production Starting With Corn Waste
Thursday, November 1st, 2007Brownfield:
Opponents of corn-based ethanol have blamed the increased corn demand created by the ethanol industry for a host of ills ranging from higher food prices to environmental degradation. While many of those criticisms appear to be, at best, exaggerated, even corn farmers concede there are limits to corn-based ethanol production. That’s why ethanol proponents have […]
Ethanol: Inequity For Farmers
Thursday, November 1st, 2007The spike in farmland prices precipitated by ethanol production and speculation will squeeze out growers of grain and vegetables other than corn. Pro or con?
BusinessWeek:
Pro: Big Corn’s Coup
Since President Bush called for a fivefold increase in ethanol fuel production by 2017, a scramble to snatch up farmland and max out corn production has ensued. The […]
Farm Legislation Moves Forward
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007Fort Smith Times Record:
As Congress moves closer to adopting the 2007 Farm Bill, Arkansas farmers are preparing to fight again a decades-long battle over subsidy payments.
The legislation to reauthorize the nation’s agriculture programs advanced out of the Senate’s agriculture committee last week and headed to the Senate floor, where a showdown along geographical lines is […]
The Corn Supremacy
Thursday, October 25th, 2007Grist Magazine:
The productivity of U.S. corn farmers should inspire awe.
According to the U.S. Grains Council, the U.S. produces about 44 percent of the globe’s corn crop — that’s more than China, the European Union, Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico combined. Iowa alone, which produces a sixth of U.S. corn, produces about as much as the European […]