The state of Nebraska is receiving $38 million from the USDA Rural Development agency for renewable energy and conservation, with most of the money to be used for an ethanol plant in McCook. According to the McCook Daily Gazatte, the funding incudes a “$10 million Renewable Energy Systems Guaranteed loan and a $25 million Business and Industry Guaranteed loan to …

Fall is bringing in a bumper crop of stories about ethanol earnings, corn prices and whether the gold rush is over. Associated Press, NEW YORK — Makers of ethanol, an alternative fuel derived from corn, witnessed a third-quarter retreat from the strong industry conditions that characterized the second quarter: peak oil and ethanol prices, and rapid demand growth for ethanol …