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To: elmatador who wrote (1054)7/20/2012 1:36:11 AM
From: Threshold  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2508
 
"Tom Vilsack, US agriculture secretary, on Wednesday said the drought would result in a significant increase in crop prices. “I get on my knees every day and I’m saying an extra prayer right now,” he said. “If I had a rain prayer or a rain dance I could do, I would do it.”

However, he rejected calls for corn to be diverted from ethanol production to alleviate the expected shortage of grains for human and animal consumption."

    ^ Sources: Six Reasons Why Obama Appointing Monsanto's Buddy, Former Iowa Governor Vilsack, For USDA Head Would Be a Bad Idea

    en.wikipedia.org

    yes feed the energy companies not the people and their protein sources ( as if any large protein source animal dives into a field of corn for a snack LOL). long live the US of A.