Here’s putting your promotional money where your research mouth is. If you’re going to promote products that help in the production of ethanol, or biofuels in general, then what better way to promote it than by using the end result – the fuel. That’s what Garst did.
. . . the company is driving support for biofuels by giving the keys and free one-year leases for new Chevy 1500 Flex Fuel pickup trucks to 11 growers who were grand prizewinners in its Blue + Yellow = Green (BYG) sweepstakes. The BYG initiative highlights Garst’s continued efforts to support growers and the biofuels industry. In addition to the 11 grand prizes, Garst awarded 110 first-place prizes of $100 ethanol certificates. Growers had the opportunity to register for the prizes by contacting a Garst sales representative or by attending a Garst field day or other company event in 2006.
Grand Prizewinners
Ten of the 11 grand prizewinners of the one-year truck leases from Garst are growers from across the United States. The eleventh is a Garst dealer and producer from Indiana. The winners include:
Clint Ashbaugh of Dunlap, Ill.
Bob Brock of Monument, Kan.
Mark Brookhouser of Brunswick, Neb.
Dave Felt of Adel, Iowa
Melvin Frei of Lott, Texas
Steve Kane of Summit, S.D.
Todd Manke of Bangor, Wis.
Ken McDonald Sr. of Chesapeake City, Md.
Dale Quiring of Lohrville, Iowa
Brian Waier of McLeansboro, Ill.
Ed White of Kewanna, Ind.
“Congratulations to all the growers who won the BYG sweepstakes. This has been an exciting program for our employees and our customers to kickoff Garst’s stepped-up commitment to the biofuels industry,” says David Witherspoon, head of Garst. “This initiative is part of our continuous efforts to provide seed and traits that help our customers be more productive and meet the increasing demand for corn that’s being driven by renewable fuels.”