tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692876515191508436.post4055836624669113687..comments2023-05-05T04:41:38.936-04:00Comments on American Fuels: Ethanol Fact Check Needed In The Dairy IsleMichael A. Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09199422307810316900noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692876515191508436.post-70324983012840133292009-03-11T00:02:00.000-04:002009-03-11T00:02:00.000-04:00True, the low price at present is a challenge to t...True, the low price at present is a challenge to the dairy industry. Milk just went through a period of high prices and during that time farmers added to their production to cash in on those prices. As supply rose prices dropped. So now we have an oversupply of milk and low prices. Bad times for dairy but the thing that irritates me is that when milk prices were high ethanol was blamed. Now the dairy industry readily admits that it was export demand that fueled those high prices and is now tries to blame the current distress the dairy industry is feeling on ethanol.Michael A. Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09199422307810316900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692876515191508436.post-82733284163943087122009-03-09T21:55:00.000-04:002009-03-09T21:55:00.000-04:00I used to see a lot of dairy rations here in WI-ou...I used to see a lot of dairy rations here in WI-out of maybe 100 rations I only know of one guy who even fed a small amount of barly, plus where I grew up (on a dairy) in another state- not one area farmer even planted barley. Barley genetics never kept up with other crops and thus not many chose to use it. The press indeed tend to publish far more unchecked opinions than fact. What is hurting dairy farmers are the lowest milk prices in YEARS.<BR/><BR/>PhilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com