The following information is bonus material from Top Producer. It corresponds with the article “One Giant Leap” by Jeanne Bernick in the February 2009 issue.
Farm Journal Exclusive: Harvesting Cobs for Cash
Farm Journal Exclusive: Equipment to Harvest Cobs for Cash
Cob Harvest to Be “History in the Making” by Jeanne Bernick
Poet CEO Jeff Broin is offering farmers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a part of “history in the making” with the harvest of corn cobs for cellulosic ethanol production.
Farm Journal Exclusive: Cash for Cobs by Jeanne Bernick
Corn cobs could soon contribute to the nation’s fuel supply. Poet is currently expanding its corn ethanol facility in Emmetsburg, Iowa, into one of the world’s first cellulosic ethanol plants. Once complete in 2011, Project Liberty, will produce 125 million gallons of ethanol per year, with 25 million gallons coming from corn cobs.
Cob Harvest and Collection Equipment by Jeanne Bernick
Learn more about the corn harvest and collection equipment, along with Project Liberty, a Poet cellulosic ethanol facility in Emmetsburg, Iowa.
