Introducing The ZimmPoll

Chuck Zimmerman

Starting today we’re launching a new feature on all the ZimmComm New Media news websites, including Domestic Fuel. This is a weekly quick-vote style poll which we’re affectionately calling the ZimmPoll. The ZimmPoll is designed to gauge your opinions on a range of topics, including agriculture and agribusiness, emerging technologies and consumer trends. Look for a new poll each week …

ZimmPoll

American Ethanol Show Car

Chuck Zimmerman

As a follow up to yesterday’s announcement about the NASCAR American Ethanol sponsorship here’s a photo of the show car that will be used for on-location promotional opportunities. The No. 15 American Ethanol showcar will not be used in a NASCAR race. In this photo General Wesley K. Clark (Ret.) drops the American Ethanol green flag at the NASCAR Victory …

American Ethanol, NASCAR

NASCAR Partnership With American Ethanol

Chuck Zimmerman

NASCAR is in the middle of making an announcement of a “major long-term partnership with American Ethanol which is being led by Growth Energy. You can see a video that was just published below. I hope to have some audio from the announcement added after the official public announcement which is taking place in Las Vegas as of this posting. …

Growth Energy, NASCAR, NCGA, Video

Politics of U.S. Energy Policy

Chuck Zimmerman

The politics of U.S. Energy Policy was the luncheon topic at the Export Exchange 2010 DDGS conference. Our presenter was Sara Wyant, President, Agri-Pulse Communications. Her company is a diversified communications firm with offices in Washington, D.C., Little Rock, Arkansas, and Camdenton, Missouri. As a veteran farm policy reporter, she is well recognized on Capitol Hill as well as with …

Audio, Energy, politics, RFA, USGC

RFA President: DDGS and Ethanol Markets Inextricably Linked

Chuck Zimmerman

The President/CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association addressed the Export Exchange 2010 today and highlighted the importance of U.S. ethanol policy and expansion into foreign markets which is critical for the DDGS industry. You can read his full remarks here as well as listen to them below. In his remarks, Dinneen said, “As a nation, failure to continue the growth …

Audio, Distillers Grains, Ethanol, Ethanol News, International, RFA, USGC

NCGA President Says DDGS Sales Conference Critical

Chuck Zimmerman

One of the attendees I spoke with this morning at the Export Exchange 2010 conference is the President/CEO of the National Corn Growers Association, Rick Tolman. I asked Rick what he thought about the conference and its importance to the industry. Rick says it’s critically important and that the DDGS export market is one of the bright spots in the …

Audio, corn, Distillers Grains, NCGA, RFA, USGC

Export Exchange Trade Show

Chuck Zimmerman

There is a trade show element to the Export Exchange 2010 here in Chicago. Here’s out sponsor, Renewable Fuels Association, doing some business on a break in sessions. RFA is our sponsor for coverage of this event. We really do have a very large and diverse crowd attending the conference this year. There are at least 7 translators working to …

Distillers Grains, RFA, USGC

Challenges and Opportunities For DDGS Trade Growth

Chuck Zimmerman

Our keynote speaker at the Export Exchange 2010 is Dr. Robert L. Thompson, Professor Emeritus from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he held the Gardner Endowed Chair in Agricultural Policy. He is a Senior Fellow of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and serves on the USDA-USTR Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade and the International Food and …

Audio, Distillers Grains, Exports, International, RFA, USGC

The Business of Grain Trade and DDGS

Chuck Zimmerman

This morning the Export Exchange 2010 program got started in earnest with opening remarks from Tom Dorr, USGC President/CEO. He says we have nearly 500 attendees from 33 countries. The proceedings will be translated into 7 languages. Tom says that the opportunity to trade across borders helps to improve lives. That opportunity needs to be done in a transparent way …

Audio, corn, Distillers Grains, International, RFA, USGC

Export Exhange Conference Kicks Off

Chuck Zimmerman

The Export Exchange 2010 got off to an official and social start this evening with welcoming remarks from U.S. Grains Council President/CEO Tom Dorr (left) and Renewable Fuels Association President/CEO Bob Dinneen. The conference is focused on connecting international buyers of DDGS and coarse grains with the U.S. market. I don’t know what the attendance totals are here but we …

Audio, Distillers Grains, Ethanol, Ethanol News, International, RFA, USGC