The Nebraska Corn Board announced that it will conduct a “Powering Nebraska’s Economy with Corn,” a statewide radio and print advertising campaign aimed at rural and urban consumers.
Corn ethanol and corn prices has been heavily criticized in recent weeks, but Nebraska has avoided some of the construction slowdowns that have plagued other states. Last week, construction got underway on a 226 Mgy ethanol plant in Aurora.
The Association of Nebraska Ethanol Producers has launched, with a goal of promoting pro-ethanol legislation and public awareness and support. Organizers say that Nebraskan biofuel producers are faci...
The South Dakota Corn Utilization Council and the South Dakota Corn Growers Association have joined to launch a statewide advertising campaign designed to improve the image of corn ethanol. In the cam...
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and the Florida Wildlife Federation announced a new campaign called the "Faces of Climate Change in Florida" campaign that will feature algal oil producer PetroAlg...
In Minnesota, BioFuel Energy commenced operations at a 110 Mgy corn ethanol plant in Fairmont, running at 50 percent capacity and using corn purchased before the recent run-up in commodity prices.
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A new US ethanol industry coalition, Renewable Fuels Now, is launching an advertising campaign that will run in Capitol Hill-oriented publications such as The Hill and Roll Call, in support of an incr...
In Nebraska, VeraSun Energy officially opened its 100 Mgy corn ethanol plant in Albion. The $200 million plant is credited with sparking a boomlet in local real estate, according to Boone County autho...