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USDA Announces 2013 Recipients of Rural Business Enterprise Grants

USDA kicked off National Small Business Week by announcing the selection of recipients for USDA’s Rural Business Enterprise Grants (RBEGs).

A total of 54 recipients in 21 states received RBEG awards totaling $4.7 million in investment for rural small businesses.

Many of this year's projects relate to local food and agriculture, including food hubs and farm-to-school and organic food enterprises.

The funding will be used for feasibility studies, improved web marketing, tourism outreach and new facilities.

For more information, visit the USDA’s RBEG website.

Ethanol - Impact on Agricultural Sector

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Newsletter Articles

Impact of Rising Feed Prices on Cattle Finishing Profitability - Don Hofstrand - May 2009
The Impact of Grain Ethanol Plants on Local Grain Prices - Dan O'Brien & Mike Woolverton - May 2009
Impact of Rising Feed Prices on Pork Profitability - Don Hofstrand - March 2009
Using the Wind to Fertilize Corn - Don Hofstrand - February 2009
Food and Fuel: Enough Grain but not Enough Processing - Charles Hurburgh, et.al - November/December 2008
Impact of Ethanol on the Livestock and Poultry Industry - Robert Wisner - October 2008
Impact on Grain Markets if the Ethanol Expansion Stops - Robert Wisner - October 2008

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The Long-Run Impact of Corn-Based Ethanol on the Grain, Oilseed, and Livestock Sectors - The ongoing growth of corn-based ethanol production raises some fundamental questions about what impact continued growth will have on U.S. and world agriculture. The authors estimate the long-run potential for ethanol production by calculating the corn price at which the incentive to expand ethanol production disappears.

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