PLEASE NOTE THE FOOTNOTE AT THE END OF THE ANALYSIS This morning’s April World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report likely will ease some of the tension in the

The arguments made by the Wall Street Journal and Senator Tom Coburn against American farmers and ethanol producers come with huge blind spots. In its most recent tirade (subscription required)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its annual Prospective Plantings report this morning, showing U.S. farmers intend to plant 92.2 million acres of corn, 76.6 million acres of soybeans

A new pseudo-analysis published by the controversial and discredited Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons claims that biofuels expansion is increasing hunger and poverty-related health risks in developing nations. The

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted a partial waiver for the use of E15 (15% ethanol/85% gasoline) in cars, pickups and SUVs from model year 2001 and newer. 

This week, the chairman of Nestlé, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, attacked ethanol as an “immoral” policy.  It is a charge backed by lots of emotion, but very little fact.  If moral behavior

The New Hampshire House of Representatives recently voted to ban corn-based ethanol in the state.  As this bill has now been sent to the Senate to be voted on, Renewable

Legislative bodies in Nebraska and New Hampshire have taken two very different approaches to dealing with America’s dependence on imported oil.  In the Nebraska Senate, a bill to remove labels

Recognizing the efficacy and safety of 10 percent ethanol blends (E10), Nebraska State Senator Mark Christensen is championing a bill that would lift the state requirement for gas pumps offering

Oil prices are soaring, routinely closing well in excess of $100 per barrel.  Prices for gasoline and diesel fuel continue to rise in concert with traditional spikes due to the