NPPC urges end to ethanol subsidies

·
Support allowing the 51-cent per gallon ethanol blender’s tax credit and
the 54-cent tariff on imported ethanol to expire. The blender’s credit is set to
expire Dec. 31, 2010; the import tariff Dec. 31, 2008.
·
Support – should the blender’s credit be extended – development of a
countercyclical blender’s credit system based on the price of oil.
· Support the increased use of bio-diesel as a renewable fuel
source.
· Will seek and support incentives for
capturing and digesting methane from swine farms as an alternative energy
source.
· Urge the federal government to
appropriate funds for research on the use of bio-fuels co-products for swine
feed rations and for research on swine utilization of distillers dried grains
with solubles (DDGS) and their impact on meat quality and animal health.

· Support the findings of a Center for Agricultural
and Rural Development study on the impact of corn-based ethanol production on
the livestock industry and asks that they be considered during formulation of
the 2007 Farm Bill.
· Support the incremental early
release – without penalty – by USDA of Conservation Reserve Program acres back
into crop production.

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