News Summary: Farmers want ethanol delay

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DROUGHT DEMAND: Rising feed costs in the Midwest drought are prompting livestock farmers and ranchers to demand that the EPA waive production requirements for corn-based ethanol.

FUELING CONTROVERSY: Government standards require that 13.2 billion gallons of ethanol be produced this year to reduce greenhouse gases and dependence on foreign oil.

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