2025 Agri-Marketing Conference

FEW Trade Show Tour

Chuck Zimmerman

You can learn all about this week’s Fuel Ethanol Workshop trade show right here. Cindy’s getting into this YouTube thing finally. I did have to do some editing for her though. In the video she does a walking tour through the trade show with BBI International (conference organizer) president, Kathy Bryan. Cindy’s also got her pictures from the event in …

Ethanol, Video

Dupont and Foss Helping Farmers and Ethanol Producers

Chuck Zimmerman

Here’s more proof that our production of ethanol, especially using corn, is becoming a more and more efficient process. I find it amazing how much work is being done by so many companies that you never hear about in the mainstream media. Companies like Dupont/Pioneer and Foss North America are making some real strides in a very short time period. …

Agribusiness, Ethanol, Pioneer

Ethanol Powering IndyCars and Choppers

Chuck Zimmerman

After spending another week on the road at the world’s largest tailgate party of corn growers, the Iowa Corn Indy 250 you get a ZimmCast about ethanol. This week’s program starts out with an EPIC update from executive director, Tom Slunecka which we did in the media center at Iowa Speedway. Then you can hear what the Indycars sound like …

Ag Groups, Audio, Corn, Ethanol, ZimmCast

E85 Chopper by Orange County Chopper and IFB

Chuck Zimmerman

This was a cool story out here at the Iowa Speedway today. They’re billing it as America’s first renewable energy chopper that runs on E85. It was unveiled today just before driver introductions by Iowa Farm Bureau. The bike was built in partnership between IFB and Orange County Choppers. They held a press conference prior to the public introduction so …

Ag Groups, Audio, Corn, Ethanol

Dario Franchitti Wins Iowa Corn Indy 250

Chuck Zimmerman

My man Jeff Simmons had a rough day, getting knocked out of the inaugural Iowa Corn Indy 250, presented by Ethanol. He was doing so well too! Anyway, once again ethanol wins and this was a big event for the industry. The winner is Dario Franchitti. He was a survivor out there because it was a brutal race of attrition …

Corn, Ethanol

IA Corn Indy 250 Race Day

Chuck Zimmerman

Welcome to race day here at the Iowa Speedway as we near the start of the Iowa Corn Indy 250, Presented by Ethanol. To get things started we had a press conference titled, “Ethanol: Fueling Our Future” which was coordinated by the Iowa Corn Growers Association. On hand were Iowa’s state senators, Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin. Also on the …

Audio, Corn, Ethanol

Important IndyCar Driver Work

Chuck Zimmerman

It has been a long day at the track here in Newton, IA for the lead up to the Iowa Corn Indy 250. I’ve updated my photo album and am calling it quits for the night since we’ve got to be back out at the track early. This is what an IndyCar driver does a lot of. It’s Jeff Simmons …

Ethanol

Getting Pitty With It

Chuck Zimmerman

These representatives of the Iowa Corn Growers were getting in some pit practice action this afternoon. Jeff Simmons, driver of the #17 Ethanol car for Rahal-Letterman Racing got his first laps on this track this afternoon. He’s peeling out of his pit behind them. He just got done dialing in the computer settings with his team in advance of what …

Ag Groups, Corn, Ethanol