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American sugar farmers become players in ethanol

The Midwest is the new Middle East. We have talked about farming before and even mentioned how the farm bill helped ethanol to the tune of billions. In 2008, sugar farmers become players in ethanol. Here is the long, complicated story. First, sugar as an ethanol feedstock in America. You might have heard countries like Brazil use it but it does not make economic sense here. The price comes to about 2.15 compared with 1.50 for corn. Why? The sugar program controls the price of sugar in part by keeping out imports. That changes January 1st 2008. ... Read more →

Congressional farm bill makes us fat and use the wrong fuels Sam Abuelsamid

The US government gives out $25 billion a year in agricultural subsidies through a farm bill that is renewed every five years including this one. Way back in the dawn of time, the original intent of ...

American sugar farmers become players in ethanol 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Midwest is the new Middle East. We have talked about farming before and even mentioned how the farm bill helped ethanol to the tune of billions. In 2008, sugar farmers become players in ethanol. Here is the long, complicated story. First, sugar as an ethanol feedstock in America. You might have ...

Congressional farm bill makes us fat and use the wrong fuels 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The US government gives out $25 billion a year in agricultural subsidies through a farm bill that is renewed every five years including this one. Way back in the dawn of time, the original intent of these subsidies was to ensure that farmers could get at least a minimum price for their crops so ...


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