WINTER 2012 ISSUE
My experience in ethanol production started on the farm. My father held to the conviction that good farmland should be put to good use. He didn’t like being paid by the government for “set-aside acres.” He wanted to turn corn into a higher-value product like energy. So he did just that. Our family built a small ethanol plant to make clean-burning fuel.
As a retired Vice Admiral, Navy pilot and fleet commander, I have seen firsthand how ensuring an uninterrupted flow of oil to the United States has tremendous costs and puts our men and women in uniform in harm’s way.
An event that rocked the nation threw this finance expert’s life into perspective.
This summer I was “elected” as the director of youth hockey in Lakeville, Minn. At the time, I ran unopposed. I viewed this as a resounding endorsement for my vision for the future of our early development program.
When POET started separating corn oil during the ethanol process, it also created the ability to offer a variety of fat levels in their DDGS products offering customers the unique option to choose their level.
POET adds to its Ingreenuity goals with a new focus on greenhouse gasses and bio-based products.
A partnership between southwest Minnesota farmers and POET has yielded a bumper crop of opportunities at the Bingham Lake biorefinery for nearly 15 years.
The farm-scale plant that started it all for the Broin family is still running strong in rural South Dakota.
