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General Manager’s Message – Summer 2023

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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Chairman’s Chat – Summer 2023

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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Commodity Comments – Summer 2023

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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Commodity Comments

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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Higher Blends, Higher Benefits

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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General Managers Message – Summer 2022

Chad Friese, General Manager This letter is generally referred to as the Summer Newsletter, but I feel like I’m still waiting on spring.  After a challenging winter with many freeze thaw cycles which is never fun in a production facility, that thawing moisture always seems to find places to freeze later where it shouldn’t be …

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