USDA grants to support Cornell research on biofuel policies and crops

In New York, Cornell University has received two grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to research the interactions between crops and biofuel policies worldwide, as well as their impacts on U.S. agriculture’s international competitiveness. As part of a $12 million program, researchers will examine the links between biofuel policies and grain and oilseed prices. The study has implications for food security in developing countries as well as domestic livestock, dairy and poultry sectors.