Todd: Sure would like to see the economics of politics get ratcheted down a half-dozen notches to something that resembles living within a country's
means. Hello Todd, Just a note about a few demonstrations that are being activated... There is now a push with the Department of Agriculture to eliminate subsidies (and that's another issue). However, they are reviewing proposals to highlight farmers who are living within their means and offering smaller production facilities. A few examples are as follows: Small dairies can produce their own distiller's grain and use the fuel ethanol that is produced in the process as fuel for running irrigation pumps or producing biodiesel and the systems also generate electricity for farm use while producing the fuel ethanol. One Arkansas farmer plans to demonstrate this as an exemplary model starting this spring. Also, a crop rotation program between corn and sugar beet can provide feedstock for small fuel ethanol facilities across Montana and eliminate the need for subsidies. The best part is that farmers can have the option to either sell to the sugar producers or produce fuel ethanol--whichever offers the best market value. Another subsidy elimination demonstration project is being planned for sugar cane growers in South Texas. Changes in traditional agricultural practices within the past few decades are planned. Awareness and attention to the successes can make a huge difference right now. Hopefully, this kind of self-sufficient activity will snowball into general acceptance and the producer retains his individuality in the process. It's a very exciting time to be active in these pursuits. Best wishes, Peggy _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
