As of mid-August 2012, the summer drought has covered over 60 percent of the contiguous 48 states.

Why does this matter?

Droughts can have serious health, social, economic and political impacts with far-reaching consequences. Water is one of the most essential commodities for human survival, and when there isn’t enough water to support food crops, well….that spells Trouble.

Fornazor just returned from a very successful show at the World Dairy Expo (WDE) in Wisconsin. Our USA produced alfalfa bales and pellets, corn gluten meal and soybean meal, cottonseed, DDGS, Amino Plus and our menu of other agricultural commodities generated lots of interest.

This is an exciting time for the U.S. Grains Council as they have recently reported that sales of U.S. Dried Distiller Grains with Soluble (DDGS) to Japan for the year 2011 are on pace to break all-time record highs. This is much welcomed news, especially after a recent visit by a DDGS promotion team of Japanese feed, livestock and trade industry representatives to major U.S. DDGS suppliers and growers.

With many consumers looking to make a switch from standard oil-based engines to a cleaner and “greener” approach to travel and commuting, Ethanol based products have risen in popularity. Deriving this liquid from corn, a renewable resource, helps countries reduce their dependency on foreign oil and petroleum. But what many people do not know is that the lifecycle of that corn does not end with the production of Ethanol.