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"George Purtill is a cheerful, knowledgeable farmer who has done nearly everything he could over the past decade to preserve his Old Maids Farm in South Glastonbury. Purtill sells shares of his crop every year to 100 area residents, grows certified organic vegetables for retailers such as the Whole Foods chain and, for the Thanksgiving trade, nurtures a prized flock of heritage turkeys range-fed on a special diet of fresh vegetables and chemical-free grains.
But those organic turkeys are costing Purtill - big time - this year.
Because of the ethanol boom in the Midwest, which will divert as much as 15 percent of America's corn crop to energy production this year, grain prices have skyrocketed to record levels. And that spike in feed-grain prices has reached all the way across the country to Purtill's 86 tilled acres along the Connecticut River.
Ethanol's Ripple Effect -- Courant.com
But those organic turkeys are costing Purtill - big time - this year.
Because of the ethanol boom in the Midwest, which will divert as much as 15 percent of America's corn crop to energy production this year, grain prices have skyrocketed to record levels. And that spike in feed-grain prices has reached all the way across the country to Purtill's 86 tilled acres along the Connecticut River.
Ethanol's Ripple Effect -- Courant.com