- Fall 2024 Issue -

Calculating Carbon, Cultivating Success
POET’s free tool helps farmers position themselves for new value opportunities


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CREATIVITY AND RESILIENCY HELP POET BIOPROCESSING – ASHTON WEATHER ANY STORM — AND GROW EVEN STRONGER


Weathering the Storm


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.


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POET CULTIVATES LEADERS THROUGH ITS INTERNSHIP AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM


Never Satisfied Class of 2024


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.


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POET PARTNERS WITH VCP TO BUILD HOPE FOR VETERANS


Tiny Homes, Mighty Impact


By Susanne Retka Schill


Tools in hand, around 30 POET team members utilized their volunteer time off in late August to put up fencing, paint, cut and place siding, and more to help construct a tiny house for veterans in Sioux Falls.


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A HANDS-ON APPROACH, ON AND OFF THE CLOCK


People of POET: Jed Dean


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.


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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!


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The DON Dilemma


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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