Noem: Good news for ethanol

By Gov. Kristi Noem, South Dakota
Sep 18, 2020
Sep 18, 2020

Noem Poet tour — On a tour of the Poet ethanol plant in Chancellor, S.D., in October 2018, is Poet CEO Jeff Broin, left, plant manager Dean Frederickson, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and then-Congresswoman Kristi Noem.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Jager Robinson

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By Gov. Kristi Noem, South Dakota

For years, I’ve been working to advance ethanol to benefit South Dakota farmers. Our state ranks sixth in the nation for ethanol production capacity, and we produce more than 1 billion gallons of ethanol annually. Not only does biofuel production help our farmers, but it also supports additional job creation in South Dakota. We have ethanol jobs ranging from truck drivers to PhD microbiologists. I have several pieces of good news to share regarding progress we’ve made on ethanol.

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