AMY HADACHEK
Midwest Messenger
Like the craft brewing boom of decades past, microdistilleries are taking off in the Midwest, and corn farmers stand to benefit.
For the first time, the Nebraska Corn Board has opted to take part in a national microdistilling competition in an effort to further propel Nebraskaâs corn industry.
The contest is expected to kick off sometime this spring, with judging held in Louisville, Kentucky, in July during the Heartland Whiskey Competition.
Participants must use corn as the main ingredient.
Microdistilleries have increased tremendously over the past several years, nearly doubling in number over a four-year period. It s similar to the growth of local wineries and craft brewers.
by Kellan Heavican (Brownfield Ag News) A group of midwestern corn growers associations is attempting to raise fuel efficiency standards by increasing the ethanol blend. … Nebraska Corn introduced a resolution at the recent Corn Congress calling for 95 RON E15, a 15-percent blend of ethanol to raise octane to help auto makers create cleaner engines.
Jeff Wilkerson with the Nebraska Corn Board tells Brownfield “What we’re trying to do is create a scenario where we can use ethanol to decarbonize the transportation sector.”
Jay Schutte, chair of the Missouri Corn Merchandising Council, says he supported the resolution with pushback from Illinois but argues raising the standard now is important. “Why not stop that up to a 98RON, E25 or E30 blend? Why not even go further into the future and think about hydrogen fuel cells using ethanol as feed stock.” READ MORE
BY Nebraska Corn Board | January 25, 2021
Farmers, ranchers and agricultural industry representatives across the state are invited to the first February Forum Series, offered virtually by the Nebraska Corn Board (NCB) and the Nebraska Corn Growers Association (NeCGA). These hour-long Zoom webinars will take place each Thursday throughout the month and will begin at noon central time. Each session will offer unique content relevant to the state’s corn industry.
“We’re in the midst of a season that would typically be jam-packed with a variety of winter meetings for farmers and ranchers,” said David Bruntz, chairman of NCB and farmer from Friend. “We’re excited about these February Forum webinars because they’re a good way for people to easily learn about relevant topics important to them from the comfort of their own homes.”
The Nebraska Corn Board will hold its next meeting Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Convention Center, located at 110 Second Avenue, Kearney, Nebraska. The Board will address regular board business. The meeting is open to the public and will provide an opportunity for public discussion. A copy of the agenda is available [.]
forget that trump is also allowing big oil to use eminent domain to take farmland and ranch land all throughout the midwest in order to build pipelines so farmers and ranchers are getting hit left and right. and you are definitely feeling the anger and the frustration coming up to the surface. the nebraska corn board for example just yesterday issued a scathing press release not only against president trump but the entire republican party because they start to see that their policies are hurting them. but the reality is, for democrats, we can t just rely on them being angry and frustrated and seeing the light that the republican party always chooses big oil and big business over family farmers or ranchers we have to put a megaphone up to their issues. we have to keep on putting p policies. was we need to do that more and more and more. and because the challenge is, people don t always vote their pocketbook. as a matter of fact, most people don t. i say this all the time. i don t vote