Beef Magazine

Dealing With $4 Diesel 

Jul 1, 2008 - By Ron Torell, Willie Riggs and Duane Griffith

With record-high prices on new vehicles, $4/gal. fuel, and the limited maintenance and repairs that can be performed at the ranch on newer model vehicles,...

Food Before Fuel Campaign Kicks Off  

Jun 16, 2008 - By P. Scott Shearer, Washington, D.C. correspondent

The Food Before Fuel Campaign was announced this week with the goal of urging Congress to revisit the nation’s renewable fuels policy...

Consumers Reveal Tactics Against High Pump Prices  

Jan 17, 2008 - FMI/Nielsen/Lempert E Newsletter

A December Nielsen Homescan Consumer Panel survey reveals the No. 1 way consumers are dealing with today's high prices at the pump is by "combining errands and trips" (70% of respondents)...

Retail Gasoline & Diesel Prices Retreat Across The U.S.  

Jan 17, 2008 - Energy Information Administration

The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline retreated from the highest recorded January price, dropping 4.1¢ to $3.068/gal., as of Jan. 14, or 83.9¢ above a year ago. Meanwhile, the average price for retail diesel fell 5¢...

Repeal Ethanol Tariff 

Jan 17, 2008 - P. Scott Shearer, Washington, D.C. correspondent

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) has indicated he plans to introduce legislation to temporarily repeal the ethanol tariff. The reason is to make more corn ...

Accept change and get on with it 

Jan 1, 2008 - Tom Peters, Ph.D. Consulting Nutritionist Oregon, IL

I'm disturbed by all the complaining today particularly by cattlemen regarding grain-based ethanol. As a consulting nutritionist with 400,000 cattle under...

Carefully Consider Wind-Energy Contracts  

Aug 10, 2007

Ag is firmly at the center of the growing trend for alternative energy, and it's not just ethanol and biodiesel. Increasingly, electricity produced from wind turbines ...

Study Says Biodiesel To Boost Economy By $24 Billion 

Nov 21, 2006

25x25 Renewal Energy Proposition Gets House Support 

Oct 9, 2006

Biogas Facility Planned In Grand Island 

Aug 21, 2006

Beef In Your Tank 

Aug 1, 2006 - By Meghan Sapp

Today's world is crazy for ethanol. Every corn grower from South Dakota into the Southern Plains seemingly is either part of an ethanol-production co-op...

Aussies look to tallow for energy 

Aug 1, 2006 - compiled by BEEF staff

Australia hopes to convert tallow into more than 10-million gals. of biodiesel annually in a move to boost the long-term sustainability of its red meat...

Australian Meat Industry Launches Biodiesel Venture 

Jul 14, 2006

Renewable Energy Conference Set For October 

Jul 7, 2006

Learn About Biofuel's Future On Crop/Livestock Ag 

Jul 7, 2006

Permanent Renewable Fuels Incentive Introduced 

Jul 4, 2006

2525 energy initiative pushed 

Jul 1, 2006 - compiled by BEEF staff

Sens. Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Ken Salazar (D-CO), and Reps. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Collin Peterson (D-MN), introduced a Congressional resolution...

House Committee Moves E-85 Measure Forward 

Jun 23, 2006

Michigan Looks To Make Energy From Switchgrass 

Jun 16, 2006

Energy proposal 

Jun 1, 2006 - compiled by BEEF staff

The House Democratic Rural Working Group, chaired by Bobby Etheridge (D-NC) and Stephanie Herseth (D-SD), unveiled the House Democratic Caucus' energy...

USDA Plans Risk Management Session On Energy 

May 27, 2006

Senate Energy Plan Aims To Promote Sustainability 

May 27, 2006

Increased Energy Costs 

Apr 29, 2006

Record Prices Send Oil Company Profits Surging 

Apr 29, 2006

Oil, Not Numbers, Driving Cattle Market 

Apr 29, 2006

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