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Kansas Corn Celebrates Kansas Biofuels Month
Kansas Ag Connection - 04/03/2020

Beginning with a proclamation from Governor Kelly, Kansas Corn celebrated March as Kansas Biofuels Month to recognize the many benefits biofuels provide to the state's economy, agricultural industry and environment. Through the month-long celebration, Kansas Corn brought education and awareness of ethanol blends to farmers, industry professionals and consumers.

"We were excited to celebrate ethanol, an important market for our farmers, and recognize the industry through the month of March," says Stacy Mayo-Martinez, Kansas Corn Director of Industry Relations. "This past year, almost one-third of our corn is going to ethanol and we want to continue to help support the market."

During the month's celebration, Kansas Corn celebrated positive growth in ethanol infrastructure shown by the 24 stations participating in the Kansas Better Blends Initiative and Kansas Corn Infrastructure Grant Program. At the end of 2019, these participating stations reported a total of 5.7 million gallons of ethanol sold, which is equivalent to two million bushels of corn used to produce the ethanol.

The organization also celebrated with a new partner in the Kansas fuel retail industry, Casey's General Store. As the chain expands its reach across the state, they are installing ethanol blending pumps, which allow for the sale of additional blends such as E15 (Unleaded 88) and E85 (for Flex Fuel Vehicles.) Kansas Corn teamed up with Casey's to host a total of six in-person "Get Pumped" station events staffed with local FFA chapters, corn grower volunteers and staff to promote ethanol blends with consumers. In addition to prizes, in-store discounts and giveaways, consumers were able to take advantage of a $0.15 off discount on Casey's Unleaded 88 (E15). Promotions at three additional stations were completed with discounts to promote ethanol sales but did not have a full staff due to the growing health concerns with COVID-19 in the state.

Kansas Corn also partnered with Renew Kansas at the beginning of the month to host the Kansas Corn-Fed Ethanol Seminar in Wichita. Growers, industry partners and ethanol industry representatives from across the state came together to learn about opportunities within the industry and how to advocate on behalf of the biofuel. Presentations from this event are online at kscorn.com/ethanol for those that are interested but could not attend.

Advocates for ethanol and other Kansas-grown biofuels can celebrate the industry year-round on the Fueled by Kansas page on Facebook. We invite those interested to like the page and share content to help be an ethanol ambassador and connect others with accurate information about the higher ethanol blends.


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