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Livestock Producers Want Less Ethanol, More Feed; Solution in Prairie Restoration?

Does ethanol cause competition between fuel and food? Livestock producers think so. Faced with the current widespread drought, the National Pork Producers Council, the National Chicken Council (no, really!), the National Turkey Federation, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, and several…

Scientists: Replacing Fossil Fuels with Biofuels Far Off, Benefits in Doubt

The National Research Council has issued a report on the prospects for meeting our national biolfuels mandates over the next decade. The report, requested by Congress, is not optimistic: We still lack viable technology for large-scale cellulosic ethanol production. Scaling…

Connections: Monsanto, Ethanol, and Nastier Rootworms

Dr. Newquist draws our attention to new research (Gassman et al., 2011) that finds Monsanto's Bt corn contributing to the spread of western corn rootworms. Dr. Newquist says Monsanto isn't wholly to blame for these evolving superbugs; he says we…

Gas Mileage: Finally Converting from Ethanol-10 to Premium?

Monday before last, I drove out to Spearfish and got a job. Last Monday, I drove out to Spearfish and got an apartment. This coming Sunday, I haul family, teacher shoes, and bicycles to Spearfish. Work starts this coming Monday.…

Ethanol Lobby Blinks, Backs $2.5-Billion Subsidy Reduction

Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma wants to eliminate the ethanol blenders credit. That's the 45 cents per gallon we give refiners to mix ethanol in their gasoline. Coburn also wants to end the 54-cent tariff on imported ethanol, which we…

SD Farmer: Ag Subsidies Worked… Now End Them

According to the Environmental Working Group, lifetime South Dakota farmer Michael Melius received $53,846 in farm subsidies between 1995 and 2009, all of it for conservation. Mr. Melius thinks he's received enough farm subsidies. He thinks everyone has received enough…

Big Oil Fights EPA 15% Ethanol Rule

Business is complicated. This week three Big Oil groups---the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association, the International Liquid Terminals Association, and the Western States Petroleum Association---asked District of Columbia U.S. Court of Appeals to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency's increase of…