F E A T U R E S

Special Issue > Energy by the Bushel

Fuel Farming
Missouri farmers harvest
bumper crop of ethanol
By Dan Campbell

A farm-supply co-op
view of ethanol
By Dan Campbell

Left Behind
Some country elevators left
behind as ethanol diverts
supplies
By Catherine Merlo

Bring It on Home
Local ownership of renewable
energy helps ‘keep it
on the farm’
By Alan Borst

From Grass to Gas
How soon will cellulosic
ethanol be a factor?
By Anthony Crooks

Keep on Truckin’
Ethanol boom creates
transportation challenges
By Stephen Thompson

Measuring the gains
for distillers grains
By Anthony Crooks

Ethanol from Sugar
What are the prospects
for U.S. sugar co-ops?
By James Jacobs

VAPG program
helping fuel biofuel
growth

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COMMENTARY
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NEWSLINE
INSIDE RURAL DEVELOPMENT

On the Cover:
Mid-Missouri Energy Cooperative member Brian Miles isn’t just harvesting
corn, he’s harvesting ethanol and helping to wean America from its
dependence on foreign oil. The hopes, concerns and potential for the
nation’s ethanol industry are examined in this special issue. USDA photo
by Dan Campbell