Indirect Land Use and Ethanol
This edition of the “Ethanol Report” discusses the critical decisions being made regarding renewable fuels and indirect land use on both the federal and state level. Comments are from Renewable Fuels Association Vice President of Research Geoff Cooper, Air Improvement Resource, Inc. President Tom Darlington and Nathanael Greene, Senior Policy Analyst with the Natural Resources Defense Council. Full Release
Take the IVOMEC® Challenge This Spring, Reap Rewards Next Fall
DULUTH, GA — March 23, 2009 — Spring parasite control pays, and Merial is offering cattle producers the chance to prove it to themselves — risk free— with the IVOMEC Challenge. “For cows and their spring-born calves, benefits of spring parasite control can include increased weaning weights,1-5 improved reproductive performance6 and reduced pasture parasite loads.7 Those benefits all add up to increased profits for cattle producers,” says Dr. Frank Hurtig, director, Merial Veterinary Services Team. Full Release
Every Week is Ag Week in Missouri
(Columbia, MO)—This week marks the 36th anniversary of National Ag Week, a nationwide effort to recognize agriculture’s contribution to the everyday lives of Americans. In Missouri, the state’s commodity groups are working to ensure this key message is extended beyond March 15-21. “National Ag Week provides a great opportunity to highlight the success of the agriculture industry, how agriculture revitalizes our rural communities and brings dollars into the state’s economy,” said John Kleiboeker, Missouri Beef Industry Council executive director. “But this message needs to be shared year round, not just during National Ag Week.” Full Release
America’s Farmers Feed The World
Communicating Renewables Summit
March 17, 2009 – AgNewsWire – Important communications lessons learned from the biofuels industry’s fall from grace will be presented at the upcoming Communicating Renewables Summit, April 21-23, 2009 in Minneapolis, MN. The biofuels industry went from “Darling to Devil” in less than a year – but better industry communications could have helped control the damage and may still be able to make repairs. Meanwhile, other alternative energy products like wind, solar, geothermal, and hydrogen need to be prepared for the same potential attacks. Full Release
Beef Safety Research into Ethanol Co-Product
Columbia, MO (AgNewsWire) Increasing numbers of Missouri beef cattle producers are feeding their animals with a by-product of ethanol production known as distillers’ grains and research is showing that this practice provides a nutritious, low cost feed supplement for cattle and a healthy final product for consumers. Missouri currently has six ethanol plants in production and Missouri Beef Industry Council (MBIC) board member and cattle producer Jim Freeman of Salem says the use of distillers’ grains for feed is widespread across the state. “Quite a bit of effort is going into promoting the product of dried distillers’ grains especially to cow-calf producers and stocker producers,” said Freeman. Full Release
Getting Over Blend Wall is Priority for Ethanol Industry
Attached is an audio report and sound bites featuring comments from Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Bob Dinneen, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, EPA Acting Biomass Program Manager Valerie Lightner, and Outdoor Power Equipment Institute Executive Vice President Kris Kiser about work being done to increase the amount of ethanol approved for use in regular gasoline. Full Release
Getting Over Blend Wall is Priority for Ethanol Industry
Attached is an audio report and sound bites featuring comments from Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Bob Dinneen, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, EPA Acting Biomass Program Manager Valerie Lightner, and Outdoor Power Equipment Institute Executive Vice President Kris Kiser about work being done to increase the amount of ethanol approved for use in regular gasoline. Full Release
