Caustic Burno
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Industry groups want CRP acres for corn production
NCBA, along with 28 other agriculture and food industry groups, sent a letter this week to Ag Secretary Mike Johanns and Deputy Secretary Chuck Conner regarding the issue of renewable fuels production, especially as it relates to corn-based ethanol and the use of CRP (Conservation Reserve Program) land.
"We are disappointed to note that the only 'flexibility' announced by the administration for the use of CRP land was for the harvesting of biomass from these 27 million acres," the letter said. "Without additional acreage being made available to the marketplace to plant those crops most needed by all grain users in the market, not only will U.S. livestock, poultry and food sectors be less competitive, but the president's renewable fuels goals outlined in the State of the Union Address and the Fiscal Year 2008 Budget would be in jeopardy."
NCBA, along with 28 other agriculture and food industry groups, sent a letter this week to Ag Secretary Mike Johanns and Deputy Secretary Chuck Conner regarding the issue of renewable fuels production, especially as it relates to corn-based ethanol and the use of CRP (Conservation Reserve Program) land.
"We are disappointed to note that the only 'flexibility' announced by the administration for the use of CRP land was for the harvesting of biomass from these 27 million acres," the letter said. "Without additional acreage being made available to the marketplace to plant those crops most needed by all grain users in the market, not only will U.S. livestock, poultry and food sectors be less competitive, but the president's renewable fuels goals outlined in the State of the Union Address and the Fiscal Year 2008 Budget would be in jeopardy."
