The Ethanol Promotion & Information Council wants you to experience fuel performance at 220 miles per hour.
Hearing From The President of ASA
The President of the American Soybean Association is Bob Metz, from South Dakota. Bob is very happy with the way things are going with the whole renewable fuels initiative in the U. S. and especially with biodiesel. I don’t think you’ll find a bigger supporter out there.
NCGA President Happy About Ethanol Progress
Hello from Commodity Classic, the combined annual meeting of the National Corn Growers Association and the American Soybean Association. The first press conference here at Commodity Classic is always with the leadership of NCGA and ASA. To get us started I interviewed NCGA President, Gerald Tumbleson.
Pioneer Developing Corn Traits To Increase Ethanol Yield
While Cindy is holding down the fort, I’m attending the Pioneer Hi-Bred, “Science of Solutions” media event in Johnston, IA. In the first interview I conducted ethanol came up. I was speaking with Bill Kuhn, Pioneer Research Director. Bill mentioned ethanol and I asked him how Pioneer is developing corn varieties that have traits that would increase ethanol production on a per bushel basis.
How About A Chance To Win An iPod
If you’ve wanted to own an Apple video iPod then here’s your chance. It’s the New Holland “Down on the Farm” Classic iPod Keepsake Contest. One lucky winner will be drawn to win a new 30GB video iPod. The contest starts now and will run through March 15 with the winner being announced here and on all ZimmComm blogs on March 20, National Agriculture Day.
Make Sure You Get Quality Biodiesel
I just received the following statement from Tim Haig, Chair of the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association. He issued the following statement today in regard to recent biofuel issues in the Halifax area:
How Much Do You Think Gas Should Cost
I had not seen this USA Today survey until yesterday when John Kleiboeker with the Missouri Soybean Association did a nice presentation on biodiesel production at the Missouri Ag Leaders luncheon in Jefferson City, MO.
Happy New Year From ZimmComm
It’s the end of the year and although I don’t have a “year in review” to offer I do have some statistics, reflections and ideas to share. Statistics as in traffic to the ZimmComm blogs. I’ll update this post if there’s a big change in the numbers by midnight (that is if I remember). ZimmComm is the publisher of DomesticFuel and also publishes other blog sites.
Merry Christmas From ZimmComm
ZimmComm, Marketing & Communications is the publisher of DomesticFuel. Our staff wishes you and yours a very merry Christmas.
Agri-Ethanol Products Plant Annouced In North Carolina
Now we’ve got an ethanol plant being built on the east coast. That’s different! We’ve seen so many of them being built in the midwest that it was only a matter of time until we saw them popping up in other areas.