Modern technology and practices are helping produce more with fewer inputs, and it’s not just in the farm field.
Dave Sovereign with Golden Grain Energy in Iowa says ethanol production practices have advanced dramatically since the plant opened in 2004. “Our efficiencies have changed so drastically. The amount of gallons we get from a bushel of corn has increased so much, and along with that, our energy usage and our water usage has dropped incredibly.”
Sovereign told Brownfield during the National Ethanol Conference the ethanol industry is two or three generations beyond their early technology, and they’re getting more ethanol while protecting the environment.
