Corn growers hear bullish report on future of NE ethanol

E30 called the ‘golden fuel’ in current UNL testing on state vehicles

  • Ben Rhodes, executive director of the Nebraska Ethanol Board, gives a brief history of the ethanol industry in Nebraska during a talk to the Hamilton County Corn Growers Association last Monday night at The Leadership Center.
    Ben Rhodes, executive director of the Nebraska Ethanol Board, gives a brief history of the ethanol industry in Nebraska during a talk to the Hamilton County Corn Growers Association last Monday night at The Leadership Center.
    Though it started out as a comparison of various seed corn varieties planted in the test plot east of Aurora, the Hamilton County Corn Growers’ (HCCG) annual test plot tour and dinner soon turned to the topic of ethanol. Some exciting new opportunities for the corn-based product including the potential for higher blends like E15 and E30 to create increased demand for Nebraska corn were discus...

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