Twenty-eight students from Cedar Mountain High School toured Highwater Ethanol in Lamberton on March 27 to learn more about ethanol production. 

“We were pleased to welcome Cedar Mountain High School’s students to get a first-hand look at how clean Minnesota-grown renewable energy is produced. During the tour, they learned about the ethanol production process and its role in creating jobs in rural Minnesota while reducing greenhouse gas emissions,” said Brian Kletscher, CEO of Highwater Ethanol . Read More
MN Biofuels' executive director, Tim Rudnicki, delivered the following the testimony in support of a RVP waiver for E15 at the EPA's public hearing in Ypsilanti, Michigan on March 29.  Read More
We brought 12 students from Minneota High School to the Archer Daniels Midland Company's Carbohydrate Solutions plant in Marshall on Wednesday, March 27. Read More
Forty-one students from Ridgewater College toured Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company (CVEC) in Benson on March 26 to learn about DDGS. Read More
NEWS & BLOGS IN MARCH

Peterson And Craig's Statements On RVP Relief For E15 Minnesota Representatives Collin Peterson and Angie Craig released separate statements supporting the EPA's proposal to extend reid vapor pressure (RVP) relief to E15 . Read More

Klobuchar Statement On EPA's E15 Proposal Minnesota's Sen. Amy Klobuchar released a statement supporting the EPA's proposal to allow E15 to be sold year-round Read More

Toyota To Launch Yeast Strains For US Cellulosic Ethanol Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits announced that it has signed an agreement with car manufacturer Toyota.The agreement regards the production and marketing of Toyota’s XyloAce yeast strains for cellulosic ethanol production in the US. Read More

Inquiry Launched Into E10 In The UK T he All Party Parliamentary Group for British Bioethanol (APPG for British Bioethanol) has announced that it has launched an inquiry into introducing E10 into the UK. Read More

Making The Most Of Renewable Energy According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, wind, solar and biomass energy can be harvested forever, providing farmers with a long-term source of income. Renewable energy can be used on the farm to replace other fuels or sold as a “cash crop.” Read More

Candidates Must Engage Rural Communities As presidential candidates make their way through Iowa and beyond, courting caucus goers and primary voters, it will be vital they include stops in rural communities contributing to America’s economy. It will be key they show up, listen, and find meaningful ways to engage our rural communities. Read More

Ethanol Exports Were 1.7 Billion Gallons In 2018 According to the RFA, ethanol exports hit a new record in 2018 with 1.7 billion gallons of ethanol exported to over 80 countries . Read More

Dutch Sustainable Growth Coalition Partners With Maersk In World's Largest Maritime Biofuel Pilot Members of the Dutch Sustainable Growth Coalition (DSGC), will join forces with A.P. Moller - Maersk to take a tangible step towards the decarbonization of ocean shipping by using up to 20% sustainable second-generation biofuels on a large triple-E ocean vessel. Read More

5.6M Gallons Of E15 Sold In January E15 sales in Minnesota grew to 5.64 million gallons in January from 5.53 million gallons in December, according to new data from the Minnesota Department of Commerce. Read More