What a difference a year makes. Looking back at my article from last summer’s newsletter, at the time the local area had wrapped up planting, the nation as a whole was well ahead of the average pace, and all of us were hoping for some much-needed rainfall. Fast forward to this year and although the […]
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CVEC Board Chair Article. May 21, 2024 Thank you, Dave Thompson, for your 22 years on the board and 10 great years as board chairman. CVEC is in a very good place because of Dave’s steady leadership and futuristic approach. Enjoy your retirement. Thanks Dave. As we write this letter 98% of the corn is
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In March, it felt like Spring would be here early. In April we hoped Spring would eventually arrive and here we are in mid-May and Spring has somehow snuck in quietly. Area farmers have had to be very persistent to accomplish what needs doing, and we appreciate your efforts. CVEC takes an opportunity in the
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By Chad Friese, General Manager Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company has completed a very successful 2023, a fourth best in the history of the company. Wait, didn’t we just have one of those 4th best years? The reality is that we did and 2023 will replace our previous 4th best year of 2021. This means that
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By David Thompson, CVEC CHAIRMAN 2023 will be counted as another great year for CVAC. We expect to end the year with net income in the range of 25 million dollars subject to the final audit numbers. This should make 2023 the 4th best year ever for CVAC. The results are a combination of a
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By Brody Padgett, Commodities Manager Harvest 2023 is quickly coming to an end as I type this article. Overall, harvest yield reports are generally better than most producers’ expectations, but given another challenging growing season I’m not sure how high expectations were to begin with. While temperatures were hot this summer and rains generally underdelivered,
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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
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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
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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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