For the most part in our area, harvest has wrapped up and local producers are working on any remaining field work. Overall, most of our producers have reported average to below average yields with high variability across fields due to too much rainfall this year. Our area also experienced a couple of widespread hail events […]
Greetings from the Benson Corn Pool! As you are reading this, harvest should be mostly wrapped up in the local trade area of the plant. After a summer of numerous flooding/rain events and hailstorms, a lot of questions will be answered as to the size and quality of the corn crop in our trade area.
Letter from the Chairman – Dave Nagler – Fall 2025 Read More »
As we reach the end of another year, it feels like we were just here, finishing up harvest. The mild fall weather has allowed the leaves to hang on a little longer and it’s been cooperative for getting the crops out of the field. At the office, we are wrapping up the fiscal year and
Letter from BCP General Manager – Patty Grube – Fall 2025 Read More »
By Chad Friese, General Manager After a slow start to Spring again this year, it appears we have turned the corner and are heading in the right direction. This last week has finally been dry and warm without the previous weeks need for rain gear or grabbing for the winter clothing to be outside. The
General Manager’s Message – Summer 2023 Read More »
By Dave Thompson, CVAC Chairman Spring was late in coming again this year. When it did come most of the crop went in fairly quickly in much of the CVAC membership area. Extreme rainfall caused planting delays for some farmers in the southern part of the CVAC territory. On the good news side, the EPA
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By Brody Padgett, Commodities Manager As I write this, local planting is wrapping up and we’re now hoping for some meaningful rain. On the national level, planting season has been for the most part very smooth as well, with corn acres going in at a pace ahead of the five-year average and well ahead of
Commodity Comments – Summer 2023 Read More »
Brody Padgett, Commodities Manager It seems that for the past several years it’s been one challenging time after another, and so far 2022 hasn’t let us down in that regard. As I type this, corn planting in our area has largely come to an end (one way or another) and we still have most of
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If our nation is to fully reap the benefits of ethanol’s low-carbon attributes, the renewable fuel will need a larger share of America’s gas tank. That’s why RFA continues its efforts to expand the availability of E15 and flex-fuels like E85 at the pump,while simultaneously advocating for more flex-fuel vehicles on the road. One key
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There have been some changes again this year. With Covid backing off and more travel happening, we have been running the plant at full rate. The price of ethanol was good this year. Brody did a great job buying corn and keeping the bins full. This is such a benefit to the corn pool. We
Letter From the Chairman – Fall 2022 Read More »
The years keep flying by and we’re past September 30, 2022, which marked the end of our fiscal year. That means the auditors have completed their work and will be presenting it to the BCP Board of Directors at their November 11th meeting. To recap, BCP began the year with an enrollment of 11,964,709 bushels.
Letter From the BCP General Manager – Fall 2022 Read More »
