ethanol

Corn production and demand are coming together to increase corn prices. This is great for corn growers but not great for those that depend on corn for animal feed. Adding ethanol into the mix again put corn in the middle of the food versus fuel debate.

Ethanol is consuming corn at a rate that is only 10 percent less than that of livestock and poultry demand. And more than one bushel of corn out of three produced in the US will be converted to ethanol in the current marketing year. That is going to cause concern about the amount of corn we will produce and whether it will be enough to meet demand with minimal rationing. And that causes concern for the traders.

Dr. Robert Wisner, University Professor Emeritus at Iowa State University, states "Corn supplies will be tight and some rationing of demand likely will be needed in the year ahead." This is not a great situation for those in animal agriculture without hedges and other risk mitigation actions in play.

DairyCast 0168 Show Notes:

• What should the US policy be for ethanol and energy production? Matt Roberts, the Ohio State University, shares an economist perspective
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DairyCast 0165 Show Notes:

• Matt Roberts, Ohio State University, shares the highlights of his recent presentation on the economics of ethanol and exports
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DairyCast 0160 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.
  

DairyCast 0121 Show Notes:

• Jorge Estrada, Leadership Coaching Intl, shares his insights into the current state of immigration reform and what that could mean for you
• New research at Kansas State indicates that levels of E.coli 0157H7 could be elevated in cattle feed distillers grains and ethanol byproducts 

DairyCast 0120 Show Notes:

• Eric Atkinson visits with Kevin Herbel, Kansas Farm Management Association to offer some year end financial advice
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• Sara Muirhead, Feedstuffs, provides insights and outlooks
  

DairyCast 0117 Show Notes:

• With the Ethanol revolution in full swing, what has become of cellulosic ethanol?
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DairyCast 0108 Show Notes:

• Tom Elam, FarmEcon.com President, shares an economic perspective on fuel ethanol subsidies
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