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Glut of Ethanol By-products Coming

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Ethanolplant_small Ethanol plants are springing up anywhere corn is grown. Processing corn ethanol means more by-product, a corn mash known as distillers grain. It can be fed to cattle, but there's more distillers grain than there are cattle feed lots in the immediate area of most of the ethanol plants. This piece looks at schemes to find new markets, including an idea one area has for shipping corn distillers grain to Asia for human consumption. Corn tofu, anyone?

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Ethanol plants are springing up anywhere corn is grown. Processing corn ethanol means more by-product, a corn mash known as distillers grain. It can be fed to cattle, but there's more distillers grain than there are cattle feed lots in the immediate area of most of the ethanol plants. This piece looks at schemes to find new markets, including an idea one area has for shipping corn distillers grain to Asia for human consumption. Corn tofu, anyone?

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Offered to GLRC stations spring 2006.

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The federal government has called for more renewable fuels for cars and trucks over the next few years. Ethanol from corn is expected to meet much of that demand. As ethanol production increases, the distillers are looking for ways to make money on some of the by- products of the process. The GLRC's Lester Graham reports on how the ethanol distillers might market what's left over after turning corn into ethanol:

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New ethanol plants are being built every year. 97 plants are in operation today and the Renewable Fuels Association indicates 34 new or expanded plants are under construction. The ethanol refinery industry is gearing up for the expansion that the government wants.

Ethanol plants are basically giant corn alcohol stills. They produce huge batches of - well ? moonshine, but like moonshiner stills, there's a corn mash left over. It's called distill...
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