crws
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Let's see, how many gallons of ethanol was produced, 4 BILLION $$$ should buy a lot of Moonshine? Then they sell it to us and we pay again + tax (that's double TAX). Such a Business, Such a business instead of growing sweet corn for human consumption they all (well many farmers) switched to ethanol corn due to the high profit margins and now sweet corn prices have surged, supply and demand you know. The other day an ear of SC cost me $.69 each----------are you kidding me! Then we can talk about FEED CORN, (not ethanol residue mush) check the price of meat! Then there is food stuffs that have corn as part of it WOW that's a bunch of stuff. This is ridiculous, Oh Lord take me home!
Did you know a cow's stomach does not digest grains?
Corn and Soy
A major problem with today’s factory farm system is that it is heavily reliant on cheap grain.
Under current US agriculture policy, the government provides large subsidies to farmers that produce grains,
particularly corn and soybeans. Livestock producers like to use corn and soy as a base for their animal feed,
because these protein-rich grains fatten up their animals, and because they’re incredibly cheap as a result
of the government subsidies.
Livestock consumes 47% of the soy and 60% of the corn produced in the US.
Raising cattle on pasture not only makes sense for their digestive systems, but makes sense for humans too,
by turning something we can’t eat – grass – into something we can – meat and dairy products.
Cattle raised on grass provide meat that is leaner and lower in calories, and higher in omega-3s and vitamin E.
Grass-fed dairy products also have five times the levels of CLA than their grain-fed counterparts.
On a factory beef or dairy farm, the main staples of a cow’s diet are corn and soy, which cows don’t digest well.
In fact, because their digestive systems are not designed for grain, cattle can develop severe health problems,
including liver abscesses and sudden death syndrome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eKYyD14d_0
