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Cities Developing Urban Agriculture Codes

Urban agriculture has become increasingly popular in recent years as a way to deal with vacant properties, revitalize neighborhoods, and provide job skills and nutrition to local residents struggling with poverty and a lack of access to fresh produce.

In Austin, Texas, a working group of the Sustainable Food Policy Board is meeting to clarify and update city code related to urban farms, livestock, size of farm, employees and dwellings, according to the Austin Chronicle.

The working group has been holding public sessions to gather input from urban farmers and community members about pending updates to the urban farm ordinance.

In April 2013, the Flint Farmers' Market reported that the Detroit City Council adopted the city's first urban agriculture zoning ordinance recognizing agriculture as a legitimate land use and setting standards for it.

Other cities working to update or create urban agriculture codes include Boston, Massachusetts;
Fort Collins, Colorado; and Portland, Oregon.

For more information, see USDA's National Ag Library webpage on Urban Agriculture.

Ethanol - Prices, Trends and Markets

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Newsletter Articles

Seasonality of Corn Ethanol Profitability - Don Hofstrand - February 2012
Comparing Corn Ethanol Use Data Sources from U.S. Government Agencies - Daniel O'Brien - November 2010
Differences in Corn Prices across U.S. Ethanol Producing Regions - Daniel O'Brien & Mike Woolverton - January 2010
Corn, Ethanol and Crude Oil Prices Relationships - Implications for the Biofuels Industry - Robert Wisner - August 2009
The Relationship of Ethanol, Gasoline and Oil Prices - Daniel O'Brien and Mike Woolverton - July 2009

Prices

Midwest Ethanol Cash Prices, Basis Data and Charts for Selected States
- Ethanol, Corn and DDGS Prices at Production Facility by State (xls), Ann Johanns - updated monthly.
- Ethanol Futures Prices, Cash Prices and Basis by State (xls), Ann Johanns - updated monthly.
Fuel and Grain Price Historical Comparisons, Ann Johanns.
- Annual Comparison - Energy prices vs Grain prices
- Monthly Comparison - Energy prices vs Grain prices
Ethanol Charts and Derivatives, CME Group.

Supply/Demand

Ethanol/Corn Balance Sheets, Robert Wisner.
- Ethanol/Corn Balance Sheet (pdf), Ann Johanns - updated monthly.

Information Files

Effects of Recent Fossil Energy Market Developments on U.S. Ethanol, Agriculture and Food Policy Center, Texas A & M.

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