Farms & state subsidies

Excerpted from today's Waterbury Rep-Am:

"State farm funds available

Hartford--CT farmers interested in diversifying their agricultural products are invited to apply for funds expected to be made available later this month through the state's Farm Reinvestment Program.

Grants are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis to farmers who qualify by meeting certain criteria."

Dare I say there is no link between this program and a move toward CTs energy independence? And if it is true that there is no link, this exemplifies what is wrong in Hartford.

(And so you understand the "link" that I am making--It is easier to make ethanol a profit-driven business, if farms are included both on the input and output sides of the ethanol factory. That is, you grow the corn at the ethanol factory, use the corn in production, then feed the corn byproduct to the chickens/cows that also live on the farm that is adjacent to the ethanol factory. Then, as is happening in Bosrah, you could use the chicken/cow manure to make electricity. This may be simplistic, but it is the general idea on how to make ethanol manufacturing a profitable business by itself.)

Tim White
State Representative nominee (R-89)
Bethany, Cheshire & Prospect
TimWhite98@yahoo.com