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Archive Home > 2008 > May > 18 > Siphoning off corn to fuel all our cars Why there’s an uproar over corn

Siphoning off corn to fuel all our cars Why there’s an uproar over corn

As farmers feed ethanol plants, a costly link is forged between food and oil.

By Steven Mufson / The Bulletin
May 18, 2008

CHARLES CITY, Iowa — Erwin Johnson picks up a clump of the dark, rich soil that he has farmed for 35 years, like his father and grandfather before him. In a few months, this flat expanse of northern Iowa will be crowded with corn ready to be trucked to market.

A year ago, that market....

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