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When Will Sub-Standard Journalism End?

  • Thursday, 11 February 2016 11:18

It's been over a week since the Iowa Caucuses but that hasn't stopped some media organizations from tripping over themselves in analysing what Sen. Ted Cruz' victory means for the future of the ethanol industry.

A new study by the USDA shows that ethanol produces double the energy required to produce it.

With the Minnesota Caucuses just a few days away, we highlight where the candidates stand on the RFS and ethanol. Today's blog focuses on the two remaining Democrat candidates.

Ethanol has allowed consumers to access cheaper gas, stabilized prices at the pump and reduced greenhouse gases (GHG), Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack, said in a new interview.

Yesterday, we highlighted where the Democrat presidential candidates stand on the RFS and the ethanol industry. With the 2016 Minnesota Caucuses just days away, we take a look today where the Republican presidential candidates stand on biofuels.

For the third consecutive month, E15 sales breached half a million gallons in Minnesota, according to new data from the Minnesota Department of Commerce. 

Earlier this week, ABF Economics released a study detailing the ethanol industry's contribution to Minnesota's economy in 2015. Today, we look specifically at how it impacted the state's agriculture sector. 

DDGs And Corn Oil in Minnesota

  • Thursday, 17 March 2016 10:32

Last week, ABF Economics released a report that said Minnesota's ethanol industry converted 423 million bushels of corn into 1.2 billion gallons of ethanol which in turn contributed $2.1 billion to the state's economy in 2015.