Chapter 607 is sponsoring their 5th Vietnam Memorial, this time at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, AL. The memorial will remember the veterans who fought in Vietnam and against segregation inâ¦.
Largest Corn Waste-To-Ethanol Plant Opens In Iowa. The worldâs largest refinery that turns corn plant waste into ethanol began production Wednesday in Iowa, and many national and international dignitaries in attendance touted the technology as a major step in the shift from the fossil fuel age to a biofuels revolution.
Corn-based ethanol production in the United States has plateaued in recent years. Corn is the major agricultural input used in the United States to produce ethanol, accounting for 35-40 percent of U.S. corn use in recent years.Rapid expansion of ethanol production in the past decade reflects a response to high crude oil prices, the Renewable Fuel Standard, and other factors.rops account for the largest share of the value of U.S. agricultural production. The value of agricultural production in the United States rose over most of the last decade due to increases in production as well as higher prices.