The Economics of Energy in Agriculture
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Event Date:
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 - 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Farmers are expected to plant 15 percent more corn this year than last in response to increased demand from ethanol production.
As ethanol production booms questions are abound.
* How many bushels of corn are equal to the energy equivalent of one barrel of oil?
* How much is the government subsidizing the industry?
* What do the coproducts of ethanol add to the economy?
* What will increasing costs of corn do to the cost of ethanol?
* What will the increasing costs of corn do to the price of beef, chicken, pork?
* How are industries and the economy being impacted?
To discuss these questions and more is Neilson Conklin from USDA.
