Hartwig Discusses Status of Energy Related Legislation

Attached is an audio interview with Renewable Fuels Association Communications Director Matt Hartwig on the importance of getting a new Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). The interview is about 7:00 in length and was conducted by reporter Cindy Zimmerman at the NAFB Trade Talk on Thursday. It is in the format of a complete program called The Ethanol Report. Please feel free to use as you wish, edited or in its complete form. If you have any problems downloading the audio file, please contact ZimmComm New Media at 573-896-5842. Full Release

RFA President Discusses Poll Results and New Coalition

Attached is an audio interview with Renewable Fuels Association President Bob Dinneen on the results of a new poll commissioned by RFA and on a new coalition of organizations called Renewable Fuels Now. The interview was conducted by reporter Cindy Zimmerman and is in the format of a complete program called “The Ethanol Report.” Please feel free to use as you wish, edited or in its complete form. If you have any problems downloading the audio file, please contact ZimmComm New Media at 573-896-5842. Full Release – with audio

Missouri Beef Producers Fund Research for Consumers

Columbia, MO (AgNewsWire) Finding a faster, more efficient way to detect contamination in food products is the goal of a new research project being funded by the Missouri Beef Industry Council (MBIC) through producer beef checkoff dollars. According to MBIC Executive Director John Kleiboeker, the study will focus on new technology capable of detecting both E. coli 0157:H7 and salmonella simultaneously in ground beef. “Utilizing the technology will allow the process for evaluating E. coli and salmonella presence in ground beef to go much, much more quickly than any technology that we currently have,” said Kleiboeker. University of Missouri food scientist Dr. Azlin Mustapha will lead the study with the ultimate goal of reducing the…