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News from October 2007
NCGA's "Farmers Matter" Campaign Thanks Farmers for Abundant Harvest
As the nation’s corn farmers harvest the largest crop in history, the National Corn Growers Association and its state affiliates have launched a new Web site and video contest to thank them for their efforts.
Judge: Weld wells will be allowed to pump
Bill Jackson, (Bio) bjackson [at] greeleytribune [dot] com
October 20, 2007
More than 17 months after farmers were ordered to shut down their wells in central Weld County, a water judge ruled Friday to allow some of them to pump again.
An official with the Central Colorado Water Conservancy District has called the decision "landmark," but said it is too early to determine what the ruling has on next year's pumping.
Underwriters Laboratories Announce Development of Certification
This morning (10/16/07) Underwriters Laboratories (UL) made a long-awaited announcement in the E85 industry. Upon completing a comprehensive research program to investigate potential safety concerns associated with dispensing highly concentrated ethanol-blended fuels, the nation's leading safety testing and certification organization issued a press release announcing the establishment of safety requirements for E85 fueling dispensing equipment. UL is now accepting submittals for certification investigations.
Ethanol Industry Experiences Natural Ebb, Flow of Business
By Gary Wilhelmi
DTN's Man on the Floor of the CBOT, CME
The development of the alternative fuel industry is quite an interesting story -- a true tale of American ingenuity. What makes it especially enjoyable for me is that the grain, energy and financial markets are like scoreboards on the progression of the refueling of America. A new wrinkle is the expansion of the export market for DDGs. I noted a sale to Israel just recently and feed-grain-starved Europe is a hot prospect. A half dozen years ago few of us knew there was such a thing as DDGs.
REVOLUTIONARY NEW FLEX FUEL U.S.® ETHANOL CONVERSION SYSTEM CERTIFIED BY EPA FOR FLEET USE!
FLEX-BOX SMART KIT™ is an easy-to-install system that lets you operate your vehicle on any combination of ethanol and gasoline. So you can fill up on E85 (which is a premixed blend of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline), E20, E10 or pure gasoline. There’s nothing to set, nothing to adjust. FLEX-BOX SMART KIT™ does it all!
FLEX-BOX SMART KIT™ will be available for many current-production and older cars and trucks and high-performance racing engines. And since FLEX-BOX SMART KIT™ is on its way to EPA-certification, your vehicle’s warranty isn’t affected.
Agriculture Secretary Says Oil, Weather Drive Food Prices, Not Ethanol (10-10-07
Acting U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Conner said last week that higher corn prices are only a small factor behind higher food prices.
In a speech to the Renewable Fuels Association, Conner said, “The data that has been presented to me shows that it (higher corn prices) has been assigned far more than its fair share of blame for what is happening in our grocery store aisles.”
EFFORT TO TRACK E85 PRICES UNDERWAY
The Ethanol Promotion and Information Council has launched a new program, with the assistance of a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant, which will track the average E85 prices nationwide.
The program operating under the name E85 Tracker will sample 1,100 stations in seven regions of the U.S. every two weeks. 120 stations will be surveyed in each region on a random basis to calculate the national average price. The first survey showed E85 at $2.36 a gallon.
US Plans Clean Energy Loan Guarantees
10/04/2007 4:31:36 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The U.S. government hopes to encourage investment in clean energy by agreeing to repay a portion of the commercial loans that fund alternative-energy projects, in the event of default in the financing.
The loan guarantees could cover financing for refineries that produce ethanol made from farm waste, electric generating plants that capture greenhouse gas emissions and other clean-energy projects. The U.S. Energy Department issued final regulations for the loan guarantees on Thursday.
Ethanol Needs Higher RFS
WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Ethanol producers are in town this week and are pushing Congress to complete work on an energy bill that would substantially raise the nation's Renewable Fuels Standard.
NCGA Committee Discusses Yield Contest Changes
A record-breaking year may lead to some refinements to America’s premier corn yield competition. The National Corn Yield Contest (NCYC) Committee gathered at National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) last week to discuss how more entries and higher yields might affect the competition in future years.
“It was an outstanding meeting,” said NCGA Director of Production, Stewardship and Livestock Max Starbuck.” Along with the committee, we had growers, supervisors and seed company representatives participating. Every viewpoint was represented.”
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