Kansas Corn Commission

Updated July 1, 2008 High Level Fillup Kansas Congressman Dennis Moore (right) and EPA Region 7 Administrator John Askew (left) talk about renewable fuels while fueling the Kansas Corn car at the grand opening event for the Zarco Earth Friendly Fuels station in Lawrence on June 30.. Congressman Moore and Administrator Askew carpooled together from Kansas City for the event.   Zarco Earth Friendly Fuels biofuels station at 9th & Iowa in Lawrence held its grand opening on Monday, June 30.. The station sells only fuels blended with ethanol or biodiesel, and is the first of its kind in Kansas. It is also the first station to implement the state’s ethanol blender pump pilot program. A blender pump can dispense several blends of ethanol blended fuels—the Zarco station sells E10, E20, E30 and E85 fuel. In addition to its focus on biofuels, the station is adding other earth-friendly features like a green roof with plants, solar and wind power and a rain garden. The Environmental Protection Agency held a news conference to tout the new earth friendly station. The Kansas Corn Commission and the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council sponsored an ethanol promotion, marking down all four blends of ethanol fuel.

7-1-08--Kansas Growers Plant Largest Corn Crop in Modern History
Kansas farmers planted 4.1 million acres of corn this year, according to the Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service. The 2008 acreage estimate represents a five percent increase over 2007 and is the highest corn acreage in Kansas since 1936. The increased acreage shows a strong grower commitment to provide a plentiful supply of corn for the livestock and ethanol industries, according to the Kansas Corn Growers Association and Kansas Corn Commission. READ MORE

Rumors of High Dollar Ethanol Disinformation Campaign Prove to Be True
In early May, the Kansas Corn Growers Association put out a news release pointing to rumors of a well-funded public relations campaign against ethanol funded by the food manufacturers industry. This week, Roll Call, a Capitol Hill newspaper, outed the Grocery Manufacturers Association’s smear campaign. On Thursday, Iowa Senator Charles Grassley went a step further, making a statement about the campaign on the Senate floor. The Senator also posted the GMA request for proposal as well as the public relations campaign proposal from Washington, DC firm Glover Park which was one of the firms hired for the job. . . .  read more

Read Senator Chuck Grassley's Statement

Visit the National Corn Growers Association for more information

What's the strategy behind the corn/ethanol smear campaign?
GMA Request for Proposal                      Glover Park public relations firm proposal

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