2021 Fall Farm

Page 12 2021 Logan County Fall Farm Outlook Lincoln Daily News Oct. - Nov. 2021 Sustainable biofuels support agriculture, lead to cleaner air • The Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory GREET model shows ethanol’s carbon intensity is 44 to 52% lower than gasoline’s carbon intensity, and Argonne has found that the carbon intensity of corn- based ethanol has declined 23% since 2005. • Ethanol displaces the most harmful compounds in gasoline that cause respiratory and cardiovascular harm, according to the American Lung Association. According to EPA data, as ethanol blending increased from one percent to at least 10%, aromatics’ share of gasoline volume dropped from nearly 25% to 19.3%. - National Corn Growers Association Disaster prevention and protection “Several years ago, with African swine fever (ASF) spreading through much of the world, U.S. pork producers became alarmed because of the devastating economic impact the swine- only disease would have on the U.S. pork industry should it reach the U.S. The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) began an aggressive campaign with Congress, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to increase protections against ASF being introduced into the U.S.” - NCCP When ASF was found in the Dominican Republic, “the first incidence of the disease in the Western Hemisphere in 40 years,” mid- September a letter was signed by legislators in Ag districts and sent to Pelosi requesting funds for surveillance and control. Agriculture Secretary Vilsack moved $500 million from USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation into APHIS for work on ASF prevention. The NPPC also continues to lead the pork industry’s response to California’s Proposition 12, a regulation that requires revamping hog operations at a high cost to farmers, which would be passed down to consumers. NPPC is seeking changes in the regulation attempting to delay its implementation through the courts. Taxes LaHood said that this past year when the Biden administration introduced ‘stepped- up basis’ in taxing of farmland and family businesses, both Republicans and Democrats, mostly from rural America, were able to stop that from being implemented. The inheritance tax would have had negative consequences on the family owned farming community. The American farmer must stay current on regulations in all operations from field to market, and still turn a profit while supplying its citizens and people around the globe with food, feed, fiber and fuels. Additional reading and references: The Infrastructure Bill LaHood Votes to Improve Infrastructure Resources for Illinois Waterways LaGrange Lock on the Illinois River Reopens; Other Newly ... https://www.ilcorn. org › current-news › article › 2020/10 LaGrange Lock and Dam Rebuilt, Reopens - Engineering ... https://www.enr.com › articles › 50623-lagrange-lock-a. ..