The President of the Chicagoland Speedway believes that Illinois Farmers and American Ethanol have been great partners for NASCAR. “NASCAR’s a great platform for them to get their important message out there about the role that farmers play in our overall well being,” said Scott Paddock during an interview at Saturday’s Dollar General 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race. “And also …
Linn Co-op is Iowa’s First Retailer to Offer E15
History was made today when the first gallon of E15 was sold in Iowa. Linn Co-op Oil Company in Marion is the state’s first retailer to give customers with 2001 or newer vehicles the choice of filling up with 15% ethanol blended fuel. “We are honored to be Iowa’s first retailer to offer E15 to our customers who have been …
Ethanol Part of New Mike Rowe Series
Ethanol has a role to play a new series on the Discovery Channel hosted by Mike “Dirty Jobs” Rowe. The three-part series is called “How Booze Built America” and it premiers this Wednesday evening September 19th at 10pm ET/PT, repeating at the same day and time for the following two weeks. The series examines the critical role alcohol has played …
Ethanol Report on E15 After September 15
The final hurdle to allow sales of 15% ethanol for 2001 and newer model year vehicles was cleared on June 15, but so far only two stations in Kansas have been able to commercially sell the fuel. That should change as summer comes to a close, according to Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) Director of Market Development Robert White, who explains …
More E15 Could Hit the Market Next Week
More 15% ethanol could become available in more states after this weekend. September 15 is a significant date for E15 in the market place. That date marks the end of EPA’s summer volatility restriction for gasoline, which has kept many retailers who are interested in selling E15 from doing so since the final hurdle to selling the fuel was overcome …
Ethanol Groups Retain Glover Park Group
The ethanol industry has retained communications consulting firm The Glover Park Group (GPG) to help with the current situation being faced regarding the Renewable Fuel Standard. According to a statement from the Renewable Fuels Association, “The Glover Park Group has been retained to help ensure that the job growth, environmental benefits and energy independence afforded by America’s Renewable Fuel Standard …
Growth Energy Advocates on the Hill
Ethanol industry leaders from Growth Energy took their story about the importance of biofuels and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) to dozens of lawmakers and administration officials this week in Washington DC as part of the organization’s Advocacy Conference. On Tuesday, some 100 of them heard from Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack who repeating his support for the Renewable Fuels …
USDA Slightly Lowers Corn Crop
The September crop production forecast from the U.S. Department of Agriculture slightly lowers this year’s drought stricken corn crop to 10.7 billion bushels, with an average yield of 122.8 bushels per acre – the lowest since 1995. That would still be the eighth-largest corn crop in history, despite the worst drought conditions in more than 50 years. On the demand …
Ethanol Producers Support Farm Bill Now
A growing coalition of organizations is calling on Congress to pass a five-year, comprehensive farm bill before the current legislation expires on September 30. A rally today on Capitol Hill will feature representatives from many of the Farm Bill Now coalition groups, and many others will be there in support, including Growth Energy. CEO Tom Buis says members of Growth …
Iowa Teacher Gets Ethanol Rocks Boost
The National Corn Growers Association gave an Iowa teacher a bit of a lift in its Ethanol Rocks video contest, an effort to highlight corn ethanol in this country. Mediapolis High School ag instructor and FFA Advisor Alaina Holdgrafer picked up an NCGA backpack filled with goodies, including a Sony HandyCam and a lot of information about ethanol at the …