date:Jul 26, 2012
A coalition of groups representing the industry including the American Meat Institute, California Dairy, the Milk Producers Cooperative, the National Cattlemens Beef Association, the National Chicken Council, the National Pork Producers Council and the National Turkey Federation has asked politicians to reform the federal Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), which mandates the amount of ethanol that must be produced a year,
The coalition cited a new study by Thomas Elam PhD, the president of con