It would appear so: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_U.S._Farm_Bill
however, there hasn't been a corn subsidy for some time, AFAIK. Renewable subsidies have shifted from grains to celluose and biomass sources. Terry On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 10:52 AM, Jones Beene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Terry, > > >> We could produce more if needed; but, we already have surpluses and > pay farmers not to plant crops. > > > Is this still going on despite record prices for corn? > > If so, it weakens the "no food-grain for fuel" argument. That is: if we have > land which is not being planted and is receiving subsidies instead. I would > have thought that program would have been erased by market conditions. > > That [no food-grain for fuel argument] would probably stand on moral grounds, > as well, and almost no rational person would say that we should not switch to > "non-food" inputs, such as switchgrass or especially algae -- for the carbon > needed to make the fuel. > > Which brings us back to the Dutch and what they are doing with their own > efficient Ag. base to confront the biofuel situation. > > http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gQ3sAwA4Lwa15Z-fIiZyWJejgRUg > > I suspect that they will probably bring this process to market before we can > do it here. > >
