Utahns hurt by rush to ethanol: Corn prices mean turkey plant will close, lay off 500
                   
tmcnet.com
21-Sep-2008
        

Sep. 21--MORONI -- Managers at a Sanpete County plant that processes 5 million turkeys for consumption each year say they, their workers and their families are unintended victims of the nation's rush to turn U.S. corn crops into ethanol. Moroni Feed Co., owner of the Norbest Turkey brand, is scheduled to shut down for three months, starting in late November. The idling will bring a 40 percent cut in production... [read full story]                    

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