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There Is Opportunity In An Ethanol World

As ethanol expansion continues, beef producers will be forced to become better managers in order to stay in business. That’s the message delivered by a Kansas State University economist Ted Schroeder during the recent Range Beef Cow Symposium in Mitchell, NE.

In 2011, an estimated 40% of the U.S. corn crop was diverted to the production of ethanol. With more and more corn going into ethanol, producers are faced with growing feed costs, higher land values, and less revenue from what they produce.

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  • Aug. 19, 2011
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    Will Beef Industry Transition Away From Corn?

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  • Jun. 24, 2011
    blog

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  • May 10, 2011
    video

    Video: Low-Cost Storage Of Wet Distillers Grains

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  • May 6, 2011
    article

    Low-Cost Storage Of Wet Distillers Grains

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  • Apr. 22, 2011
    article

    Ethanol Policy Has Failed U.S. Consumers

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  • Apr. 1, 2011
    article

    Tyson Talks About The New Paradigm

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  • Mar. 30, 2011
    video

    Video: Renewable Fuels Present 'Tremendous' Opportunities

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  • Jan. 23, 2011
    article

    EPA to Expand Use Of E15 In Gasoline

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a decision to expand the scope of its October 2010, decision to allow a 50% increase—from 10% (E10) to 15% (E15) — in the amount of ethanol permitted in gasoline....More
  • Jan. 12, 2011
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