- Volume 18 Issue 2 -
By Erin Branick, POET Media Manager
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POET BIOPRODUCTS CENTER PROMISES TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURE
By Ryan Turpin
The hub, formally known as the POET Bioproducts Center, is a fully operational, 45,000-square-foot facility located in Research Park at South Dakota State University. Its existence was made possible by significant public and private investment, including a $5 million lead gift from POET, $23 million from the state legislature, and contributions from South Dakota Corn and the Soybean Research and Promotion Council.
Going Green: John Deere Joins Growth Energy
By Emily Skor, CEO of Growth Energy
Few companies understand the nexus between renewable fuels and a strong farm economy better than John Deere, an iconic American brand that recently joined Growth Energy to enhance its long-running partnership with the U.S. biofuel industry. The company has decades of experience providing renewable fuel-compatible solutions to their customers. Now, they are further leveraging their expertise to champion policies that advance the biofuel industry and expand the bioeconomy.
CHARLES WATKIN DEMONSTRATES THE POWER OF SERVICE AT HOME, AT WORK, AND BEYOND
By Marcella Prokop
When Charles Watkin, Quality Manager at POET Bioprocessing – Corning, talks about life, the theme that comes up again and again is service. That commitment was never clearer than when he and his daughters joined the Appalachia Service Project (ASP), a nonprofit that repairs and modifies homes for low-income families in rural Central Appalachia.
SEEDS OF CHANGE CULTIVATES RESILIENCE AND POSSIBILITY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME
By Megan Malugani
Mwango is one of many young agricultural entrepreneurs who’ve benefited from programs sponsored by Seeds of Change, a global nonprofit foundation established Jeff and Tammie Broin. One pillar of the Seeds of Change operation — the Mission Grow initiative — is transforming sub-subsistence farming into sustainable entrepreneurship for Mwango and millions of others in 17 African countries.
POLICY ADVOCATES MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR RURAL AMERICA
By Paige Lindgren, POET Director of Public Affairs
From the Grand Canyon to the Great Lakes, POET’s Senate champions are proving that biofuels aren’t just a regional issue, but a national solution powering America’s farm economy and energy dominance.
COLUMNS
Mechanics CornerDoes Bioethanol Reduce Fuel System Deposits in Your Car’s Engine?
By Dr. Andrew Randolph, Technical Fellow at Richard Childress Racing
Out of Left Field
Adequately Unqualified
By Scott Johnson, A Thinker of Thoughts (and POET Data Systems Administrator)
In Sight
A Global Bioeconomy, Growing in America’s Heartland
By Jeff Broin, Founder and CEO of POET
DEPARTMENTS
Policy CornerCongressional Biofuel Caucus Launches for 119th Congress
By Matt Merritt
POET PAC
Champion’s Corner
By Paige Lindgren, POET Director of Public Affairs
People of POET
Leading by Example
By Marcella Prokop
FOCUS ON E15
Policy CornerFull Throttle on E15
By Matt Ward, POET Senior Manager of Government Affairs
E15 Explained
By Matt Merritt
In Sight
Fueling Freedom with Homegrown E15
By Jeff Broin, POET Founder and CEO
