- Fall 2024 Issue -
CREATIVITY AND RESILIENCY HELP POET BIOPROCESSING – ASHTON WEATHER ANY STORM — AND GROW EVEN STRONGER
By Megan Malugani
Just a few months after POET Bioprocessing – Ashton celebrated its 20th anniversary in the spring of 2024, the plant and its surrounding northwest Iowa communities were hit with massive flooding.
POET CULTIVATES LEADERS THROUGH ITS INTERNSHIP AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
By Erin Branick, POET Media Specialist
POET’s Never Satisfied Program is a multifaceted educational initiative created to serve as a launchpad for aspiring leaders, inventors, policymakers, farmers, engineers, and communicators.
A HANDS-ON APPROACH, ON AND OFF THE CLOCK
By Andrea Van Essen
Jed Dean is no stranger to a busy schedule. From an 11-plus-year career at POET Bioprocessing – Fairbank, Iowa, to raising seven kids, operating his family farm, and volunteering for the local fire department, he leads an active life at work, home, and everywhere in between.
Yes, Bioethanol Reduces Carbon-Based Emissions!
By Dr. Andrew Randolph, Technical Fellow at Richard Childress Racing
It is an indisputable fact that bioethanol reduces automotive carbon-based tailpipe emissions relative to gasoline, despite some petroleum zealots who may try to argue otherwise. I’d tell those individuals to go back to school and take a class in organic chemistry (or, in the spirit of practicality, to read this article) before stating their case!
By Erin Branick, POET Media Manager
Corn is the largest crop grown in the U.S., and bioethanol represents the largest segment of demand for that corn — approximately 40%. However, Deoxynivalenol, commonly known as DON or Vomitoxin, presents a significant threat to the entire corn industry, particularly in bioethanol and animal feed production, which require strict quality standards.
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