ST. LOUIS. Mo.—The
nation’s com farmers broke
ground in more ways than one
in St. Louis, Mo. About 40
National Com Growers Asso
ciation (NCGA) members
gathered in August for the
groundbreaking ceremony of
the first major metropolitan
public E-85 (85 percent etha
nol) refueling station in the
U.S.
This is the first of 40 stations
earmarked for the beginning of
an E-85 refueling network
throughout the Midwest.
NGCA and its state affiliates
have long-supported the
increased use of ethanol fuels
such as E-85 through farmer
invested com checkoff dollars.
E-85 —a cleaner-burning,
higher octane version of
ethanol —generates tremend
ous environmental steward
ship, said Phil Lampert, NCGA
E-85 project coordinator. A
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Lampert cites a number of
benefits to using E-85 fuels.
According to studies, drivers
can expect increased mileage.
Cars fueled with ethanol aver
age five to ten percent higher
mileage per gallon than
gasoline-powered cars. E-85
Chevy Luminas have been
averaging 18-20 miles per
gallon.
Although the E-85 fuel sold
at this first station will be
slightly more expensive than
regular gasoline
approximately 10 cents per
gallon—Lampert said it will be
very competitive in reformu
lated gasoline markets.
“E-85 vehicles have the low
est emissions of all
petroleum—derived fuel alter
natives,” said Ryland Utlaut,
chairman of NCGA’s Market
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Development Committee.
“When combining emissions,
performance, mileage, price
and cost for the delivery sys
tem, E-85 is the best alternative
fuel available.”
“This is really a flexible
form of fuel,” Lamport said.
“There will be no switches,
nothing to throw. The driver
will have no knowledge other
than a gauge that incites what
percentage of alchohol is in the
tank. The beauty of it is it’s
going to increase profitability
for com growers, we’re going
to be able to produce it domes
tically, and we’re going to be
able to promote energy
independence.”
By 2010, E-8S fuels could
increase demand of com by
500,000 bushels, Lampert said.
Every 100 million bushels of
corn ground for ethanol
increases the price of com by
five cents per bushel.
That is definitely something
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E-85 is not a large market, it is
a new market. And the more
com processed, the more dol
lars in the pockets of growers
across the country.
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on forage or cash may want to
consider feeding com stover
(fodder minus the ears) as part
of the forage ration for their
cattle, especially young stock
and dry cows.
It is comparable in energy
content to average hay on a dry
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feeding com stover is its physi
cal nature.
Ensiling while it is still green
or mixing dry material with
higher moisture hay-crop for
age after killing frosts may
make it more acceptable to
cattle. It also may be baled, par
ticularly as large packaged
bales, for self-feeding.
Liquid anhydrous ammonia
may be applied to increase its
protein equivalent content and
help in preservation. Usually
20-35 pounds of liquid anhydr
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with a new pump, a new supply
and a new cai. Who knows
what could happen,” Gangwish
said. “We have a commitment
from government to use cars,
from private industry to supply
fuels and from farmers to grow
and promote. We have plenty
backing this up.”
per ton of dry stover via bale
injectors or equipment on the
baler.
This should increase the pro
tein content of stover to about
10-14 percent on a dry matter
basis.
Because stover is relatively
devoid of vitamins A and E, it is
recommended that the amounts
fed be limited to about 20 per
cent of the normal forage dry
matter fed to milk cows.
Stover may provide up to 'A
of the forage dry matter for dry
cows or bred heifers until 2 to 4
weeks prior to expected calv
ing. Then limit it to 20 percent
or less.
This means a large breed
cow may be fed about 5 to 6
pounds of stover dry matter
while a 700-pound heifer might
get 3 to 5 pounds daily.
The key to its use is to
include it in a well-balanced
ration with proper amounts of
protein, minerals, and vitamins.
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