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American Meat Institute Says No Fair on Government Support of Corn Based Ethanol
Thu, 22 Apr 2010 6:58:56 CDT
When it comes to corn-based ethanol, American Meat Institute President and CEO J. Patrick Boyle says the federal government should not pick sides. He is critical of efforts that have been announced this week to extend several grain based ethanol tax breaks, claiming it means that if enacted, that the Federal government will once again be giving a market advantage to ethanol useage over the other uses for corn and feed grains- like being used for food animal production.
Boyle made his case in a recent Feedstuffs Editorial- and he's our guest today on the Beef Buzz to talk about why this subsidy hurts the livestock industry in the short term- and hurts the development of next generation biofuels in the longer term. Click here to read Boyle's complete arguments for Feedstuffs.
The Beef Buzz is a regular feature heard on radio stations around the state on the Radio Oklahoma Network- but is also a regular audio feature found on this website as well. Click on the listen bar below for today's show- and check out our archives for older Beef Buzz shows covering the gamut of the beef cattle industry today.
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