DMincatter Farming Saturday, May 16,1992 Corn Prices Under Threat If Act WASHINGTON, D.C. Lim king ethanol’s role in the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) will reduce ethanol demand, cut the amount of corn needed for ethanol production and, ultimately, depress com prices, a representa tive of the National Com Growers Association (NCGA) told a House Agriculture subcommittee. ‘This situation is especially dis couraging for com farmers who anticipated a significant new market for their product and to the rural communities that would gain job opportunities through value added products. But most impor tant is the loss of clean air benefits that can come from ethanol blends,” said Missouri Com Growers Association President Byron Fink, who testified on NCGA’s behalf. He asked the committee to con sider the following, while the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) develops final rules for the CAAA reformulated gasoline program (RFG). • The loss of the reformulated gasoline market would reduce the price farmers receive for com by an average 24 cents per bushel. • The impact of lower com prices would increase government expenditures for feed grain support programs by an average $1.9 bil lion per year from 1992 through 2005. • Farmer profitability would suffer. Despite higher deficiency payments to compensate for lower prices, net returns would be reduced by the difference between actual production and production eligible for program payments. PSU Offers Tours UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) Penn State’s Haller Livestock-Forage Farm has been the site of many innovative pasture research projects over the years, and 1992 is no exception. Interested groups arc invited to arrange tours of the facility, located near the University Park Airport between State College and Bellefonte. “We’re in the final phase of a three-year project to compare grazing systems of different inten sities including systems where animals are moved to different pastures daily, weekly, or month ly,” said Dr. Lowell L. Wilson, professor of animal science in Penn State’s College of Agricul • The U.S. economy would suf fer. The reduced value of com out put alone would cost the nation’s economy $5.6 billion per year in lower gross output. Total employ ment in the nation’s economy would be reduced by 134,694 jobs each year between 1992 and 2005. Since 1979, ethanol production in the U.S. has increased steadily. tural Sciences. “We’ve seen several advantages of shorter grazing durations, including increased animal pro duction per acre, better sheep per formance when sheep and cattle are grazed together, and several other interesting observations.” Because of the Cairn’s research nature, 12 subfarms have been developed to allow accurate com parisons of the different manage ment systems. The need for effec tive but inexpensive fencing sys tems to keep animals on their assigned pastures prompted farm managers to design and install state-of-the-art fencing and water ing equipment “One experimental grazing sys- ROLLINO 0N...1N THE 90 s MEETS Ttiit CHALLENGE BRILLION FLAIL SHREDDERS keep going when others stop! One of the most Important features Is that you get the heaviest gearbox on the market with this machine. 12 & 15 foot. LANDCOMMANDER Controls compaction, rough fields, soil erosion & residue management problems. 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Of Research Farm tern tested this year was pasturing different combinations of lives tock,” Wilson said. ‘Tor instance, beef cows with calves and ewes with lambs are grazed on separate pastures, and then both are grazed on the same pasture simultaneously.” The farm’s beef cow herd is crossbred Angus/Simmental/ Charolais and was started 20 years ago. “The cows are bred artificial ly using commercially available bulls,” Wilson said. “Tlie 205-day adjusted weaning weights of the herd range from 575 to 675 pound s.” The farm’s sheep are from the dairy and animal science depart ment’s commercial and purebred When You Buy A Brillion You Get Critics claim ethanol increases some precursors to ozone. Howev er, there is competent scientific evidence that has been accepted by EPA and Congress that additional evaporative emissions from etha nol blends do not contribute to ozone formation given the lower reactivity of those emissions and considering the reduction in tail pipe emissions. ewe flocks. The farm’s research and demon stration projects make it popular with visitors. According to Peter LeVan, research assistant, and Richard Todd, research aide, more than 500 people have visited the farm to see the fencing and water ing systems, to observe the selec tion and breeding methods used in the beef herd, and to learn more about the efficiency of different grazing management systems. Tours of the Haller Farm can be arranged by contacting Dr. Lowell L. Wilson, 324 Henning Building, The Pennsylvania State Universi ty, University Park, PA 16802, (814) 863-3659. The Best I PENNSYLVANIA I Adamalown ADAMSTOWN EQUIP. INC. Olay PIKEVILLE EQUIPMENT, INC. 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