The recent Associated Press (AP) story that claims ethanol production is harming the environment and ruining Iowa soils is full of untruths and holes wide enough to drive my John Deere tractor through. I am a small family farmer who has grown corn, soybeans and wheat for 40 years, and wearing that hat, I found the story offensive.

But as a researcher with ad­­vanced degrees in economics who has served on state and national boards, including the Offset Committee ...