Mike Pearson tells listeners about the recent Renewable Fuels Summit held in Iowa earlier this month.
Iowa is the leader in corn and soybean ethanol production so the state has a big role in the industry.
Last year, 5 1/2 billion bushels of corn was made into ethanol.
And 1.2 billion bushels of soybeans were used to make biodiesel and renewable diesel.
The Renewable Fuels Summit was kicked off by U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack who talked about the $19 million in grants given for biofuels restructuring.
Vilsack was honored for his work as the Iowa governor and secretary of agriculture in biofuels…
