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No bail-out for ethanol makers

The U. S. government would waste its money on ethanol, “the Fuel to Nowhere,” if it uses a loan guarantee program to prop up struggling ethanol makers, said officials from anti-waste groups Oct. 20. The officials criticized the prospect that ethanol makers could obtain up to US$25 million in bank loans carrying an Agriculture Department
Cereals, Crops, Opinion

Improving the staff of life

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At first glance, the press release issued by the Canadian Wheat Board earlier this month is a classic “dog bites man” story. The board announced the vast majority of Prairie wheat farmers (88 per cent to be exact) grow varieties that are used primarily to produce bread and pasta. What’s more, this is not a
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World food security needs collaboration

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It is interesting to see how the current financial crisis is changing the way that we think about the world. This point was driven home for me when I had the opportunity to attend a symposium last week in Berkeley, Calif. entitled “Causes and Consequences of the Food Price Crisis.” Sponsored by the Giannini Foundation,
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New bacteria could make cheaper ethanol

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Genetically engineered bacteria could make cellulosic ethanol cheaper to manufacture, researchers reported Sept. 8, in a finding that may unlock more energy from the waste products of farming and forestry. Ethanol from cellulose, the kind of sugar in the likes of cornstalks and sawdust, is being promoted as an environmentally friendly alternative to fossil fuels,
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U. S. bill to wipe out “splash and dash”

The lucrative “splash and dash” practice of collecting U. S. tax credits on imported biodiesel fuel that is sent to Europe would end under the financial rescue bill sent to the White House Oct. 3. President George W. Bush was expected to sign the bill, which also extends the $1-a-gallon biodiesel tax credit through 2009
Opinion

Governments must be ready when free markets free fall

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There has been a determined effort to move away from the governmental regulations, not only in the financial and agricultural sectors, but in other sectors as well. Is extremism in the name of free markets a virtue or a vice? As we write this column, it appears that congressional and administration leaders have come to
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Developing world leaders urge action on food

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Developing world leaders said Sept. 23 that escalating food costs were exacting a heavy toll on the poor and called for global action to reverse the trend, which threatens to undermine economic growth. The impact of higher global food prices was raised by leaders in speeches to the annual United Nations General Assembly gathering, where
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Corn ethanol falls out of favour

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Corn-based ethanol is yesterday’s news for venture capitalists who, these days, are betting on everything from wood chips and algae to turkey guts and trash as potential sources of next-generation biofuels. Corn ethanol caught the imagination of U. S. policy-makers as a way to fix multiple problems: rising oil prices, dependence on foreign oil and
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Christian forum tackles controversial food issues

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“We thought ‘is it possible for us to get together and talk gracefully, peacefully together about such difficult, conflicting issues?” – BRUCE DUGGAN, LEAD CO-ORDINATOR FOR EVENT Some Christians run agribusinesses. Some volunteer in community gardens. Some say modern agricultural technology will feed humanity. Others are saying it’s bringing the family farm to its knees.

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