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Food | Corn Commentary
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Changing the World Through Farming and Food. July 15, 2016. By Lauren Stohlmann We’re really quite lucky Matt Stasiewicz didn’t decide to become an automotive engineer. The work he’s done for agriculture is extensive and valuable for human health. Not that understanding engines isn’t important work, but creating a single-kernel sorter to reduce mycotoxin levels in market corn from Eastern Kenya, might be a bit more life-changing. Stasiewicz originally enrolled …. April 18, 2016. March 25, 2016. Worried a...
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American Ethanol | Corn Commentary
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What Facts Are Really Facts? November 17, 2015. This guest blog is provided by Matt Reese who writes for Ohio’s Country Journal). It can be really hard to know which way to feel about some issues because these days it seems everyone has their own set of facts that conclusively proves their point. The problem, of course, is that as soon as you conclusively prove a point, you …. Love It or Hate It- NPR Has Mixed Emotions on Ethanol. June 22, 2015. NASCAR Starts Fifth Year on E15. February 23, 2015. A story...
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Paltrow’s Pretentious Propaganda Heads to the Hill | Corn Commentary
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Paltrow’s Pretentious Propaganda Heads to the Hill. August 4, 2015. Gwyneth Paltrow has faced her fair share of criticism for her food theories. From failing the Food Stamp Challenge 2015. To promoting incredibly pricey diets on Goop. Unlike Paltrow, look at the reality facing all of us today. Should the 50-state patchwork of labeling legislation which would most probably come to fruition without Congressional action go into effect, starting with Vermont next July, the average American family would s...
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Love It or Hate It- NPR Has Mixed Emotions on Ethanol | Corn Commentary
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Love It or Hate It- NPR Has Mixed Emotions on Ethanol. June 22, 2015. NPR needs an all-hands-on-deck meeting. Recently, the reporters covering ethanol seem to be operating under almost opposing sets of assumptions. Sometimes, they hit it out of the park. Defying anti-ethanol propaganda disguised as conventional wisdom, they cut through the crud and achieve the accuracy journalists value above all. To read the transcript (and see the incredible leap of misinformed faith for yourself), click here. Yes, NPR...
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General | Corn Commentary
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Changing the World Through Farming and Food. July 15, 2016. By Lauren Stohlmann We’re really quite lucky Matt Stasiewicz didn’t decide to become an automotive engineer. The work he’s done for agriculture is extensive and valuable for human health. Not that understanding engines isn’t important work, but creating a single-kernel sorter to reduce mycotoxin levels in market corn from Eastern Kenya, might be a bit more life-changing. Stasiewicz originally enrolled …. Refinery Shutdown Like a E15 Advertisement.
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Food Prices | Corn Commentary
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Paltrow’s Pretentious Propaganda Heads to the Hill. August 4, 2015. Gwyneth Paltrow has faced her fair share of criticism for her food theories. From failing the Food Stamp Challenge 2015 to promoting incredibly pricey diets on Goop, she has clearly shown, time and again, that her point of view does not take into account the financial realities faced by average American families. Her status as Hollywood royalty creates an …. The More You Know. June 5, 2014. March 18, 2014. February 13, 2014. A Reuters ne...
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Why the RFS is Important to Corn Farmers | Corn Commentary
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Why the RFS is Important to Corn Farmers. June 11, 2015. Despite the challenges that come every year with farming, Iowa corn grower Mark Recker sees his future and the future of his children in the industry, in part because of what the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) has meant for rural communities like his in Fayette County. 8220;The RFS is the one shining star that has brought opportunities back to this state,” said Recker during a conference call for America’s Renewable Future. Follow us on twitter.
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Huffington Post Goes Green in Support of Ethanol over Oil | Corn Commentary
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Huffington Post Goes Green in Support of Ethanol over Oil. June 29, 2015. Big Oil concocted the blend wall myth to protect its own profits, at least according to an article run today in the Huffington Post. Carefully delineating the events which led to the EPA’s reduction in required volume obligations announced in May, author Paul Alexander questions, will the myth of a blend wall destroy the RFS, on which a good portion of the renewable fuel business is built, or will hard facts prevail? From rallies i...
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Corn’s Big Change: Why Mutants are Good | Corn Commentary
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Corn’s Big Change: Why Mutants are Good. August 6, 2015. EXTRA, EXTRA, read all about it! Plant scientists identify the gene mutation that turned grass into corn! Not exactly the headline heard or seen on any news outlet this week. So, what’s the big deal? Teosinte. Image via UW-Madison, from cited story in Washington Post. Washington Post journalist Robert Gebelhoff captured the significance in a recent Speaking of Science. Corn’s mutative evolution has been big, but just how big was it? Also affects th...
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State Groups | Corn Commentary
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A Recipe for Relationships. July 22, 2015. This week, CommonGround Maryland volunteers took to the airwaves in our nation’s capital to discuss upcoming events where people who have questions about food can have real conversations with the women who grow and raise it. Sharing an incredible recipe for roasted sweet corn and blue crab gazpacho, Paula Linthicum and Jennifer Cross reached out to the audience of ABC …. IFF Takes Chicago Moms to the Lab to Investigate GMOs. May 13, 2015. November 5, 2014. Misso...
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