Might the corn grown in the Midwest (which has either just minimal drought, or no drought) be made available to the ranchers in the areas suffering drought to feed their herds?

Nope!!! It's going to be used for additional ethanol production -- beyond that which it normally would!!

Normally E15 is banned in the summer months due to the fact that burning it increases smog. In the name of reducing atmospheric emissions of a non-pollutant—the CO2 emitted from burning gasoline—the president is waiving longstanding anti-pollution regulations to allow increased smog this summer.

Biden's Mandates For Increased Production Of Ethanol Are Wrong-Headed https://www.zerohedge.com/political/bidens-mandates-increased-production-ethanol-are-wrong-headed https://www.theepochtimes.com/bidens-mandates-for-increased-production-of-ethanol-are-wrong-headed_4527241.html