Inside An Ethanol Works
CropLife® visits the Badger State Ethanol plant in Monroe, WI.
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Most of Badger State's ethanol moves by rail.© 2006 -
Plant workers describe operations to retailer Greg Seffrood, Greg's Feed & Seed, right.© 2006 -
To produce its annual 50 million gallons of ethanol, the Badger State facility processes more than 14 billion bushels of corn per year. This is delivered to the plant daily and then ground into a fine powder, above, before undergoing the conversion process into ethanol.© 2006 -
To produce its annual 50 million gallons of ethanol, the Badger State facility processes more than 14 billion bushels of corn per year. This is delivered to the plant daily and then ground into a fine powder, above, before undergoing the conversion process into ethanol.© 2006 -
The Badger State Ethanol plant produces in excess of 50 million gallons of ethanol per year.© 2006 -
This biofuel is then shipped to several neighboring states for use in many different vehicles, including Indianapolis 500 race c© 2006
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In 2005, CropLife® visited the Badger State Ethanol plant in Monroe, WI. Here, we present a look at how corn becomes biofuel.
