Iowa’s corn growers grow more corn than most countries ... Corn ethanol production produces 80,000 cornfed jobs in Iowa ... Corn ethanol at the pump saves you an average of 45 cents per gallon ... One bushel of corn weighs about 56 pounds; that means U.S. farmers produce an average of 9,000 pounds of corn per acre...The U.S. produces about 40 percent of the world's corn - using only 20 percent of the total area harvested...From one bushel of corn you can make 32 pounds of starch, OR 33 pounds of sweetener, OR 2.8 gallons of ethanol fuel, AND 11.4 pounds of gluten feed, AND 3 pounds of gluten meal, AND 1.6 pounds of corn oil... According to the USDA, one acre of corn removes about 8 tons of carbon dioxide from the air in a growing season, and - at 180 bushels per acre - produces enough oxygen to supply a year's needs for 131 people...Corn is produced on every continent of the world except Antarctica...
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Iowa Corn Fed Tour

Tour dates and stops where you can sign up to win!

T-Shirt Events

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  • February 20th – Beauty and the Beast Wrestling and Gymnastics Meet
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Exports

A plentiful corn crop flowing from Iowa’s fields is good news for corn growers and the Iowa economy – and for customers and consumers in 52 nations around the world.

In addition to supplying food, feed, and fuel for Americans, a significa...

Livestock

Most of last years U.S. corn crop will go to feed livestock (57%, according to USDA’s Economic Research Service).

51% of the value of Iowa agricultural output in 2005 from from livestock production.  Value of Iowa’s livestock output ...

Ethanol

Iowa’s Ethanol/E85 ~ January 12, 2009

Iowa leads in corn production

Iowa produced 2.4 bbu of corn in 2007, average yield 175 bu/acre

In 07/08, 327 mbu of corn were fed in-state. In 08/09, projected in-state feed use is

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Food and Fuel

1. Corn is part of the energy solution!

2. It is a Food AND Fuel discussion, not an either/or decision- every bit of the corn kernel is used

3. Ethanol is a homegrown fuel produced here.

It is good for the environment, les...

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