[Le Chien Rouge]

Let’s stop using our food supply for fuel.

End ethanol subsidies now.

[Venturer]

Stop making fuel out of food.

Oh Yeah!!!

I have been told by smart people that the corn they use for ethanol production isnot the same corn usd for food.
That’s BS Corn is corn.
Perhaps the corn used in Ethanol production is lower quality—I really do not know,but even low quality corn can be used for food in a pinch,and we are in a pinch.
Feed it to the chickens if we have to,but stop using it for fuel.
It only destroys your automobile sooner, cuts down on your gas mileage, and eats up every piece of rubber it touch’s.

[BobL]

“End ethanol subsidies now.”

Just get the ag-state Republicans on board and it may be possible - but will that ever happen?

[jjotto]

Please explain ethanol subsidies.

[redgolum]

Except that the ethanol supplies a lower cost and better quality feed to the ranchers and cattle farmers. Not that it matters, many plants are down now, and most will be by the fall.

If you like beef or pork, get a freezer and stock up now. Better yet, buy from a local farmer and cut out the middle man. Because of the mad way we have built up the meat supply system, we will have shortages. All the big cattle lots can't afford to feed the cows, and are not breeding the herd. Pork farmers will be hard hit, as they can't use the feed from corn plants, and pretty much use corn and soybeans (beans are gone in many places. Just gone).

The big city folks don't realize, and don't care yet, just how fragile our food system is.

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

Yep! Drill here, drill now and stop burning corn and other food.