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NCGA names 2021 action committee leaders The National Corn Growers Association has announced the incoming farmer volunteers appointed to its 2021 action teams. The NCGA’s Ethanol Action Team will include Mark Recker, chair; J.R. Roesner, vice chair; and Gary Porter, board liaison. Its Market Development Action Team will
include Robert Hemesath, chair; Troy Schneider, vice chair; and Tom Haag, board liaison. And its Production Technology Access Action Team will include Kate Danner, chair; Patty Mann, vice chair; and Dennis Maple, board liaison. These and other NCGA action teams and committees will have
their first set of meetings in St. Louis in January. A full list of the organization’s groups and members can be found online at www.ncga.com/ about-ncga/our-team/teamsand-committees.
Minnesota biofuels council recommends LCFS The Minnesota Governor’s Council on Biofuels has published its consensus report on steps needed to grow Minnesota’s biofuels industry, including the swift creation of a Low Carbon Fuel Standard. In early 2020, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz charged the 15-member council to recom-
mend policies to accelerate achievement of the state’s biofuels and greenhouse gas reduction goals. The council, with support from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, recommended accelerating the state’s move toward E15; adopting an LCFS; increasing biofuels use in the state fleet; increasing
public understanding and marketing of biofuels; and developing advanced biofuels. Minnesota adopted a statutory goal in 2007 to replace 30 percent of the state’s petroleum use with biofuels by 2025. The state is currently not on track to meet that target.
