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This is a battle between two powerful lobbies (not just against one)—farmers and the oil industry. In the end most importantly what is best for the environment, the economy and the circular economy is what should be done. Since the RFS has come in place, the acreage of corn planted has increased dramatically and the price of corn has also gone up significantly. This all for a questionable environmental benefit where energy is required to remove the sugars from corn and ferment to ethanol; additionally, ethanol in gasoline reduces fuel mileage. Lastly, the bioethanol plants are typically being subsidized by the government to make the fuel economically viable.
Corn should be used to feed people, both domestically and overseas, and when viable to produce products that do not require subsidies and mandates to be commercially viable. Unfortunately, this may mean less farmland in corn production but it also means less fertilizer and herbicide use and possibly more land that can be returned to its natural state. With the money not spent on bioethanol subsidies, maybe we can then find more sustainable ways to improve living conditions and opportunities in rural farm communities.