ethanol

CropVillage 0104 Show Notes:

• The impacts of ethanol production travel beyond economic considerations
• Followup conversation with Dr Vincent Amanor-Boadu on the role of speculators in the marketplace

CropVillage 0080 Show Notes:

• Alliance for Abundant Food and Energy to fight for food and fuel policies
• In-field pelletizing of cellulosic feedstock one area of research in the biofuels effort
• Case-IH planter research ongoing at the Ag Information Center
• Plant pops to ensure corn maximum utilization of sunlight
  

CropVillage 0074 Show Notes:

• VeraSun says another delayed opening for a North Dakota ethanol plant
• Corn will remain top of the line biofuel source for several reasons
• Geneticists looking for wheat leaf rust solutions that can be transferred to the plant
• Management communications... Keep it simple but raise the noise level

CropVillage 0067 Show Notes:

• WTO finds against US Cotton subsidies
• The economics of ethanol with Ohio State's Dr Matthew Roberts
• World food prices climbing 40% over the past year
• Spraying fungicides a paying proposition when disease causing weather is at hand 

CropVillage 0064 Show Notes:

• Special "Food AND Fuel" USDA conference with Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer lays out the economics on why they aren't mutually exclusive. Link to video and transcript.

CropVillage 0040 Show Notes:

• Gary Crawford reports from the USDA Ag Outlook Conference in Washington D.C.
• Looks likely the E.U. will allow new GMOs from Monsanto and BASF
  
• Takes a lot more low energy cellulosic feedstock to make ethanol... a lot more
  
• Tax rebates... Section 179 depreciation... and rails to trails with Iowa State's Roger McEowen

CropVillage 0035 Show Notes:

• Pushback on reduction of ethanol tariffs
• Corn yield curve beginning to flatten
• Consumer perceptions of biotechnology will change but a catalyst is needed
• Secretary of Agriculture Shafer shares administrations view of farm bill debate 

CropVillage 0027 Show Notes:

• Ethanol shakeout begins
• Crop insurance discount on Monsanto triple stacks still making news
• Aphid-resistant soybean work underway at the University of IL
• Making mole-hills out of cross-cultural mountains
• Five top macro consumer trends