A political `fight to the knife` over ethanol comes to Wisconsin


A political `fight to the knife` over ethanol comes to Wisconsin


MONROE -- Wisconsin, a key state in President Donald Trump’s 2016 electoral victory, has become a battleground for two key constituencies — the petroleum and biofuels industries — vying for political favor.

The American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers last week launched a “six-figure” ad campaign — also airing in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio — urging Trump to “keep ethanol mandates from killing our jobs.”

The mandates require refineries to include increasing amounts of biofuels, typically ethanol derived from corn, in the gasoline they produce...

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Ken Notes: This is an issue that is bigger that we realize and will require a systemic solution. We need to provide a market for our ag products and we need to help feed the world. I am not sure that turning corn into gas is the best use but I am sure we need to find a market for the corn we produce.

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