Farm leaders: Don't blame ethanol for food, fuel costs

VILLA GROVE – Area farm leaders say that a weak U.S. dollar, growing demand for food and fuel in China and India and record energy costs – not the use of corn in ethanol – are largely responsible for the rising cost of food.

Several local farmers met Thursday with a film crew from the Japanese NHK public television network.

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