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Land is not being cleared because of ethanol

The Renewable Fuels Association says the latest acreage report from USDA is further evidence that ethanol production is not leading to land being cleared for crop production. RFA notes that while corn acreage has increased 1.6 percent from last year that is more than offset by reductions in other coarse grains and wheat. In fact, total cropland acreage has declined for the last two years and is now 6 million acres less than in 2008. RFA president and CEO Bob Dineen says “New technology and dramatically increasing yields are allowing farmers to produce more crops on less land.”