Ethanol at Boom/Bust Crossroads
by Elton Robinson (Southeast Farm Press) …It’s not what President Barack Obama has been saying in recent speeches that worried several market analysts speaking at the Brock Decision 2010 Seminar in Memphis. It’s what he hasn’t been saying.
In speeches outlining his vision for clean energy, Obama has mentioned batteries, climate change, greenhouse gas reduction and lessening U.S. dependence on foreign oil. But there has been little if any mention of ethanol, causing some to wonder if corn-based ethanol might be slipping as a priority for the administration. READ MORE