Renewable Energy Report: August 2008 Newsletter

This is the third issue of a monthly newsletter focusing on renewable energy and U.S. agriculture. The newsletter is free of charge. The newsletter provides information and analysis from agricultural economists and others on current issues facing the emerging renewable energy industry. More information on renewable energy can be found...
Agricultural Marketing Resource Center August 2008 Don Hofstrand Co-Director – Ag Marketing Resource Center Iowa State University dhof@iastate.edu (Second in a series) Last month we provided perspectives on the food and fuel debate from the viewpoint of U.S. consumers. This article provides world perspectives on the debate. When discussing food...
AgMRC Renewable Energy Newsletter August 2008 Robert Wisner Professor of Economics and Energy Economist Ag Marketing Resources Center Iowa State University rwwisner@iastate.edu In late spring and early summer, profitability of the biofuels industry was being squeezed by record-high corn prices that approached $8 per bushel in some markets. Extreme upward...
Agricultural Marketing Resource Center August 2008 Don Hofstrand Co-director, Ag Marketing Resource Center Iowa State University Extension dhof@iastate.edu The emergence of the ethanol industry has generated substantial profits for individuals involved in ethanol and corn production. However, different sectors of the industry benefit at different times. Outlined below are the...
AgMRC Renewable Energy Newsletter August 2008 Robert Wisner BiofFuels Economist & University Professor Ag Marketing Resources Center Iowa State University rwwisner@iastate.edu A recent development that is believed by some to have significant impact on energy prices is the movement of large “inflation hedge” funds into energy and other commodity futures...
AgMRC Renewable Energy Newsletter August 2008 Eugene Takle Professor of Atmospheric Science and Professor of Agricultural Meteorology 515-294-9871 gtakle@iastate.edu Don Hofstrand Value-added agriculture specialist Co-director AgMRC Iowa State University Extension 641-423-0844 dhof@iastate.edu (third in series) In this article we will examine the size and sources of greenhouse gas emissions from...
AgMRC Renewable Energy Newsletter August 2008 Daniel O’Brien and Mike Woolverton Extension Agricultural Economists K-State Research and Extension Robert Wisner, Biofuels Economist Ag Marketing Resource Center, Iowa State University Ethanol production has been blamed for a wide variety of things; some true; some not true, such as the sharp increase...