Corn has many uses beyond feed and ethanol

• Ethanol

• Corn stover

• DDGS flow

• Energizing ethanol

Waste not: Animal Coproducts

Animal agriculture contributes $10 billion to Minnesota's economy

Waste not: Fibers

Plant fiber - the same organic matter that eons ago became crude oil - offers immense potential for fuels and industrial products

Waste not: Soybeans

• Volumes of versatility

• Penny-wise fuel: Two entrepreneurs pieced together a small biodiesel refinery that will serve local market

• Frosty FOE: Experts advise using 100-percent biodiesel in warm weather only

Sans the trans

A new FDA rule requires that trans fats be identified on nutritional labels, prompting food companies to find alternatives

Fat Facts

Good fats, bad fats, what's the difference?

NuSun sunflower oil is a fashionable alternative to trans fats

A hip new sunflower hybrid - NuSun - produces shelf-stable oil without hydrogenation.