Comments on: Iowa Behind National in Ethanol Use http://domesticfuel.com/2009/11/02/iowa-behind-national-in-ethanol-use/ Alternative Fuel News Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:31:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rocky Caldwell http://domesticfuel.com/2009/11/02/iowa-behind-national-in-ethanol-use/comment-page-1/#comment-117284 Rocky Caldwell Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:35:13 +0000 http://domesticfuel.com/?p=18722#comment-117284 I know most farm equipment is powered by diesel engines, but why don't ag equipment makers put engines in their machinery that burn ethanol? Farmers should be burning the fuel for which they grow the feedstock. A legislative mandate would be a stimulus to get ag equipment makers to start putting ethanol-burning engines in their machines. We need to see some flexfuel tractors, pickers, combines, and harvesters in those Iowa fields. If it's good enough for America's auto drivers, it's certainly a good enough fuel for its farmers. Iowa's farmers need to walk the walk, not just expect everyone else to use the fuel they make. If farmers asked for it, America's farm equipment makers would supply it. I know most farm equipment is powered by diesel engines, but why don’t ag equipment makers put engines in their machinery that burn ethanol?

Farmers should be burning the fuel for which they grow the feedstock. A legislative mandate would be a stimulus to get ag equipment makers to start putting ethanol-burning engines in their machines.

We need to see some flexfuel tractors, pickers, combines, and harvesters in those Iowa fields. If it’s good enough for America’s auto drivers, it’s certainly a good enough fuel for its farmers.

Iowa’s farmers need to walk the walk, not just expect everyone else to use the fuel they make.

If farmers asked for it, America’s farm equipment makers would supply it.

]]> By: Cindy Zimmerman http://domesticfuel.com/2009/11/02/iowa-behind-national-in-ethanol-use/comment-page-1/#comment-117265 Cindy Zimmerman Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:36:48 +0000 http://domesticfuel.com/?p=18722#comment-117265 That would be great, if it were not for the fact that most farm equipment is diesel. That would be great, if it were not for the fact that most farm equipment is diesel.

]]> By: Rocky Caldwell http://domesticfuel.com/2009/11/02/iowa-behind-national-in-ethanol-use/comment-page-1/#comment-117258 Rocky Caldwell Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:22:22 +0000 http://domesticfuel.com/?p=18722#comment-117258 The solution is clear. In the fine tradition of, "What is sauce for the goose, is sauce for the gander." the Iowa assembly needs to pass a law mandating that Iowa farmers must run their ag equipment on ethanol. The solution is clear. In the fine tradition of, “What is sauce for the goose, is sauce for the gander.” the Iowa assembly needs to pass a law mandating that Iowa farmers must run their ag equipment on ethanol.

]]> By: Nicholas Hollis http://domesticfuel.com/2009/11/02/iowa-behind-national-in-ethanol-use/comment-page-1/#comment-117224 Nicholas Hollis Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:18:24 +0000 http://domesticfuel.com/?p=18722#comment-117224 Another clear indicator of the underlying fraudulent nature of the "Ethanol Scam" - when Iowa farmers, who produce ethanol, don't want to use it themselves in their tractors and motor vehicles, the wider motoring public should take note, Farmers aren't fools and they know lower mileage with ethanol blends adds up to a "fleecing at the pump", so they take their subsidies on corn and use regular (non-ethanol) gasoline. Another clear indicator of the underlying fraudulent nature of the “Ethanol Scam” – when Iowa farmers, who produce ethanol, don’t want to use it themselves in their tractors and motor vehicles, the wider motoring public should take note, Farmers aren’t fools and they know lower mileage with ethanol blends adds up to a “fleecing at the pump”, so they take their subsidies on corn and use regular (non-ethanol) gasoline.

]]>