Lynn Grooms hails from the Badger State. An agricultural journalist and contributing editor to Farm Industry News, she frequently covers the biofuels industry.
 

Posts by Lynn Grooms

in Farm Industry News Blog Jun. 13, 2013

Ethanol industry in a war, stakeholders called to action

The oil industry will not use ethanol blends if the RFS is eliminated, said Mike Bryan, CEO of BBI International, which sponsored the Fuel Ethanol....More

New facility to complete link between research and commercialization of advanced biofuels

“We’re all about diversification and we feel strongly that we can produce both fuel and food efficiently.”....More
in Farm Industry News Blog May. 31, 2013

With direct sales, Iowa ethanol producers are helping consumers save at the pump

Other retail fuel stations and oil companies “have to be taking notice.”....More
in Farm Industry News Blog May. 17, 2013

Coalition pushes legislation to counter corn prices; what are your thoughts?

“We’re not going back to $2/bushel corn.”....More
in Farm Industry News Blog May. 13, 2013

RFA, Growth Energy and ACE to discuss ethanol policy at FEW general session

The General Session at the Fuel Ethanol Workshop (FEW) next month (which will feature top executives from the Renewable Fuel Assn., Growth Energy and....More
in Farm Industry News Blog May. 10, 2013

Sweet sorghum juice, corn mash combination found to boost ethanol production

Sweet sorghum juice may help ethanol producers diversify their feedstocks and serve as a bridge to the next generation of biofuels....More

Ethanol most important value-added market for grain producers, RFA says

“There is no credible evidence whatsoever to support the notion that the RFS is adversely affecting consumer food prices."....More
in Farm Industry News Blog Apr. 26, 2013

Ethanol facility restarts, production on the rise

Strengthening ethanol prices, reduced feedstock costs, export demand and strong demand for distillers grains have been "helpful in terms of propping....More
in Farm Industry News Blog Apr. 19, 2013

House Energy Committee continues review of RFS

Some argue that these price increases [for corn and soybeans] are directly attributable to the RFS, while others question the law’s effect on crop....More
in Farm Industry News Blog Apr. 11, 2013

Goodlatte introduces legislation to eliminate RFS

"The [bill's] authors state they want a 'free market' for energy, but they do nothing to end the billions in subsidies to Big Oil."....More