At today’s St. Louis Agribusiness Club lunch meeting Illinois farmer Greg Guenther received the Agribusiness Leader of the Year Award. Greg is pictured with SLAC President Laurie Hiler (left) and his wife.

I spoke to Greg afterward (on my iPhone) and he says it was a pleasant surprise. He’s says it’s nice for folks to acknowledge the time he’s put in as a volunteer leader over the years. Since Greg is also head of GLB Consulting LLC, a company that provides seminars in bioenergy investing I asked him what he thought the new year and new administration means to that industry. He believes we’re going to see a definite commitment to biofuels out of the new administration and congress. He’s concerned however about the trend toward “next generation” biofuels and what that will mean for farmers who have invested in increasing yield and production of corn to make ethanol.

You can listen to my interview with Greg here: slag-guenther.mp3