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THE ENERGY ISSUE<br />
Bob<br />
Bowman<br />
Bob Bowman is a farmer<br />
who has been active in<br />
corn industry associations<br />
for decades. He is<br />
well-versed in sharing<br />
how he believes the<br />
ethanol industry helps<br />
Iowa producers.<br />
EASTERN IOWA FARMER<br />
PHOTO / BROOKE TILL<br />
DeWitt<br />
about the best use for corn.<br />
His talking points on ethanol<br />
include the following:<br />
It’s homegrown<br />
It’s sustainable<br />
It’s a reliable source of energy.<br />
It displaces foreign oil in some<br />
cases, and it is generally cheaper<br />
than petroleum, which means consumers<br />
pay less at the pump for<br />
gasoline containing ethanol.<br />
“Then I say, ‘Do you understand<br />
that what we use for ethanol from<br />
the corn kernel is the starch? The<br />
fiber and other things – oils and<br />
minerals – are also valuable and<br />
can be used, with further refinement<br />
for animal diets,” he said,<br />
referring to DDGs, or dried distiller<br />
grains that are a co-product of<br />
ethanol production and are used as<br />
a high-protein animal feed.<br />
“As they’re getting off the<br />
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