Hart doubts that corn used in ethanol will breach 5 billion bushels next year, but it will be close. He expects ethanol plants to grind 4.9 billion to 4.95 billion bushels of corn in 2014.
Area residents complain of air and noise pollution as well as odors emanating from the plant. The company, however, contends that it follows environmental regulations and produces valuable ethanol ...
Farmers are also planting more acres of corn, in part to meet demand for ethanol, according to the USDA’s Economic Research Service. It all means more plants working harder to stay cool ...
"We're providing jobs or creating economic activity because those processing plants need supplies and parts and people to run them, and all those things that go along with that," said Scott VanderWal ...