Corn farmers see golden future

(Lafayette) Journal and Courier

Monday, November 13, 2006 4:38 AM

Steve Kerkhove harvests his last field of corn Thursday near West Lafayette. Corn prices have gone up since the ever-expanding biofuels have come on the scene. By Michael Heinz/Journal & Courier

By TANYA BROWN, Journal & Courier
tbrown@journalandcourier.com

Steve Kerkhove knows that the demand for ethanol is pushing the price of corn -- one of the fuel's main ingredients -- way up.

Unfortunately, he's one of several farmers who won't be benefiting from the price changes immediately.

Builder of Delaware County ethanol plant plans another in western Indiana
Ethanol plant wins rezoning in Steuben County
Ag Department shaves corn crop forecast
Bluffton getting second ethanol plant
Madison County group visits Michigan ethanol production plant
Benton County ethanol project has designer
Madison County Plan Commission gives approval to ethanol plant

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