“The vast majority of farms in America, and 90 percent of corn farms specifically, continue to be family owned and operated ventures. They aren’t some myth, but are a critical economic engine that provides most of the food, feed and fiber produced in this country,” said Darrin Ihnen, president of the National Corn Growers Association. “This awareness is i...
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Wisconsin Wins E85 Border Battle
When the Minnesota and Wisconsin clean air teams battled over E85 last week, consumers across the region were our real winners! While Wisconsin can claim bragging rights for pumping more ethanol – 25% more despite an 11¢/gallon disadvantage due to more tax – residents across the area are enjoying the clean air benefits that renewable, corn-based ethanol fuel provides.
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Ethanol Industry Means Jobs for Wisconsin
Wisconsin would suffer significant job losses and a severe decline in economic activity if the tariff on foreign-subsidized ethanol is allowed to lapse at the end of the year. A study by the University of Missouri found that Wisconsin would loose 1,374 jobs the first year after the tariff lapses, 4,721 in the second year, and 6,972 in the third year. The year-to-year economic declines in Wisconsin would reach $307 million in the first year, $884 million in the second year, and $1.2 billion in the third year after the tariff lapses.
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Wisconsin Grower Aids Grain Export Programs
Wisconsin corn grower David Adams, Lake Geneva, traveled to Mexico this week to participate in the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) International Marketing Conference and membership meeting, where increasing exports of corn and dried distiller’s grains was a major topic of discussion.
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Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board Educating Consumers
Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board Directors are helping educate consumers about modern corn growing practices, uses and economics at several high-profile events including the Waukesha County Fair in Suburban Milwaukee and Farm Technology Days in Waterloo. Among the messages WCPB members are delivering include the facts that today’s farmers grow 5-times more corn on 20% fewer acres, contribute to the economy by exporting $13 billion worth of corn annually, use 36 percent less fertilizer and cut soil erosion by 44 percent.
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Free E85 Station Maps Available
Wisconsin motorists can get help finding ethanol fueling stations in the state with a new E85 station map and vehicle information brochure available free courtesy of Wisconsin’s corn checkoff.
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Biofuels Promote Longer Life
Biofuels could add years to people’s lives according to a recent article in the Daily Californian regarding a scientific assessment from UC-Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
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Corn Growers Do More with Less
United States farmers are producing 70 percent more corn per pound of fertilizer than they did just 35 years ago while growing five times more of the crop on 20 percent fewer acres.
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Ethanol Offers Important Environmental Benefits, Energy Balance
A new report commissioned by the IEA Bioenergy (IEA) underscores the importance of ethanol in global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles. The extensive research paper commissioned by the IEA Bioenergy Task 39 examined green house gas reductions from grain ethanol since 1995 and projected GHG reductions from ethanol out to 2015. The report concluded that GHG reductions will grow by over 100% from 1995 to 2015.
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Ethanol Plants Don't Change Land Use
Two new, independent studies on ethanol land use impact both conclude that modern ethanol production doesn't impact land use patterns significantly.
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Ethanol Industry Issues Economic Report
Despite difficult current economic conditions, the ethanol industry is poised to meet the production targets of the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), according to a report released today by LECG LLC, a prominent economic consulting firm.
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Distillers Grains Presentations Now Posted Here
The rapid growth of the dry grind ethanol industry has resulted in larger supplies of DISTILLERS GRAINS (DG) than ever before that are:
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