NCAPS student explains ethanol crisis affecting local farmers

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NCAPS student explains ethanol crisis affecting local farmers

NCAPS student explains ethanol crisis affecting local farmers

RITA BRHEL | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Sam VonSpreckelsen presents on the U.S. ethanol crisis; he mentored with Edgar beef producer Dawn Caldwell at Aurora Cooperative.

This has been a hard year for Clay County farmers. Much of the trouble has been due to unprecedented weather patterns, but commodity markets certainly have not helped in making up for weather-related yield losses. Playing a significant part in what drives corn prices—currently sitting at an average $3.76 per bushel ...

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