Getting Better at Making Corn Ethanol
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Regarding the Feb. 8 news story "Studies Say Clearing Land for Biofuels Will Aid Warming":
When it comes to increasing biofuels production, analyzing its impact on land use is a new and complicated field. We discourage the scientific community from rushing to judgment simply to satisfy political timetables. The research covered in this story, for example, has been criticized by experts for using outdated or limited data.
The fact is, the production of biofuels such as corn ethanol -- an evolving industry -- is improving each year. We are seeing greater processing efficiency and increased crop production per acre of land.
New corn hybrids are under development that will increase the amount of ethanol produced per bushel, reducing the acreage needed for ethanol production, just as ethanol co-products are becoming an important feed source for the livestock industry.
We recognize that corn ethanol is only part of our country's biofuels future, and we are happy that there are other renewable alternatives under development.
It's an exciting time to be a corn grower, and we can expand corn ethanol production while at the same time continuing to improve our record of stewardship and sustainability.
RON LITTERER
President
National Corn Growers Association
Chesterfield, Mo.
