Certainly, ethanol has its friends, like corn growers, and its enemies.

But ethanol provided corn growers with a new market for their crop.

So will many corn growers who, for one reason or another, couldn't plant their full acreage in time.

Oil companies, though, have always maintained that Congress' reason was political, to help corn growers, and reduce reliance on imported fuel.

And, corn growers would find a new market under the ethanol initiative.

Most of that money will flow to corn growers.

By contrast, conventional corn growers in the region are fortunate if they earn $300 an acre.

For the first time this summer, many corn growers are dealing with costly new issues.

American corn growers welcome the move because the Federal Government has been cutting its subsidies since 1985.

The rest of the corn grower's return comes in an income-deficiency payment from the Government.