LETMGROW Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 This is a question we may be asking in a few years. I was watching a show on TV which was touting the use of corn to make ethanol. Just suppose this catches on to the point it drives corn prices up so high corn will no longer be produced to feed livestock or farmers will quit farming except to grow corn for the new market. Almost a little scary isn't it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Re: Where\'d the food go??? Hmmmmmmmm...........can livestock eat something besides corn? I figured they would probably go the route of HYDROGEN instead of ethanol anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Re: Where\'d the food go??? didn't they try that like 15 years ago but it never really took off? May have been longer than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted January 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Re: Where\'d the food go??? There appears to be a renewed interest. There is talk of a plant being built North of here to process corn and soybean. A lot of vehicles being produced today are already " flex fuel ". Meaning they will operate on enhanced fuels. Check some of the prices on filters etc. Think you are saving money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Re: Where\'d the food go??? we just got a ethanol plant here. its cheaper to buy ethanol but you get worse mileage. so it sounds to be a wash as far as money goes. but i geuss its less demand for foriegn oil and puts more money in the farmers pockets. corn has been around a 1.80 for along time, good for cattle feeders but bad for grain farmers! can you imagine raising 1.00 lb catlle on 1.80 corn!! cheap feed right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Re: Where\'d the food go??? glad Im not raising feeders..I do like the jump in corn price, dont know how the fuel pumps are going to like the biodiesel (soybean based) fuel. Ive heard of lubrication problems from using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Re: Where\'d the food go??? thats funny oneida, i heard the lub qualities are better in the bio deisel. haven't done the research or ran it myself but a couple guys i talked to around here say its better. time will tell. they don't tell you how bad ethanol is for seals, and rubber or plastic parts either but we all know it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Re: Where\'d the food go??? [ QUOTE ] glad Im not raising feeders..I do like the jump in corn price, dont know how the fuel pumps are going to like the biodiesel (soybean based) fuel. Ive heard of lubrication problems from using it. [/ QUOTE ] All the truckers I've talked to who are using biodiesel say they are replacing their fuel pumps a lot more frequently. Most are replacing them at least once a month as opposed to every 4-6 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Re: Where\'d the food go??? corn prices are triple right now. mexico is complaining as of last week that their people can't eat (most eat corn tortillas & beans) because of the high corn prices. isn't it ironic that the environmantalists are starving people to save oil, and creat bio-ruels.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Re: Where\'d the food go??? I am seeing willow groves popping up all over the place. Most of the new trucks that our State/DEC use now run on gasoline or ethanol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Re: Where\'d the food go??? Maybe I need to get rid of the cows and start growing corn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted January 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Re: Where\'d the food go??? [ QUOTE ] Maybe I need to get rid of the cows and start growing corn. [/ QUOTE ] This was my original point. If everybody who grows beef were to turn their pastureland into corn producing land can you imagine what the price of beef would be? Or if the ethanol plants are willing to pay considerably more than the farmers, what will it drive the beef prices up to? I know there are other feeds used but corn is a staple in livestock feed. Many other feeds are quite a bit more expensive. Maybe if we could get cars to run on hot air we would really have something. With all the politicians doing " exploratory searches " to run for president there would be no shortage of hot air. Then we have the BS. Good source of methane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IL_HuNtIn_KiD Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Re: Where\'d the food go??? my boss has between 5-6 thousand acres of grain and 1300 head of hogs.....and hes goin on and on every day about how the feed prices are SKY HIGH because the corn is goin up so derasically...i hope they settle this thing out one way or another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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