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Processor Preferred^® Network Expands to Meet Growing

The number of ethanol plants across the central and western Corn Belt enrolled in Monsanto’s Processor Preferred^® program has nearly doubled over the past three years to meet the rapidly growing demand for alternative fuels. (Read More)

Processor Preferred High Fermentable Corn Hybrids Demonstrate Monsanto Commitment to Ethanol Industry

As demand continues to grow for alternative fuel sources, dry mill ethanol plants are requesting greater amounts of High Fermentable Corn (HFC) to obtain the highest possible ethanol yields for greater profitability. Corn growers can participate in this market opportunity by growing Monsanto’s Processor Preferred High Fermentable Corn hybrids that offer new choice and value for farmers. (Read More)

Processor Preferred^® HFC Products Help Iowa Farmer Diversify

Jerry Haverly has been planting Processor Preferred^® High Fermentable Hybrids for about three years. This season, he planted about 1,000 acres of these products on his Goldfield, Iowa, farm, or 95 percent of his total corn production. (Read More)

Processor Preferred^® Program Benefits South Dakota Processor, Local Growers

Jack Nelson, grains manager for VeraSun Energy in Aurora, S.D., sees the Processor Preferred^® program as a win-win for his ethanol plant as well as local growers. (Read More)

Processor Preferred^® Corn Planted Fencerow to Fencerow

Aurora, Nebraska, corn and soybean producer Steve Akerson and his dad, Ron, planted Processor Preferred^® HFC hybrids on 100 percent of their 800 corn acres in 2007 after several years of experimentation with these higher-value corn hybrids on limited acres. (Read More)

Indiana Grower Looks Forward to Processor Preferred^® Opportunity

With plans by Monsanto to introduce Processor Preferred^® High Fermentable Corn hybrids in Indiana for the 2008 growing season, Leesburg, Ind. farmer Kip Tom is eager to participate in the growing market for alternative fuels. (Read More)

Illinois Farmer Gains Benefits From Processor Preferred^® Corn

Illinois farm operator Stan Giertz is finding value in Processor Preferred^® High Fermentable Corn (HFC). The value, he says, comes from top genetics, improved yields, better profit potential and having High Fermentable Corn suitable for ethanol or high-energy livestock feed. (Read More)