LINCOLN, NE – To celebrate renewable fuels like ethanol and soy biodiesel – and everything renewable fuels contribute to Nebraska and the country as a whole – Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman will declare September Renewable Fuels Month at Husker Harvest Days this week.

Who: Gov. Dave Heineman, Nebraska Corn Board, Nebraska Soybean Board What: Renewable Fuels Declaration When: Wednesday, September 16, 10:30 a.m. Where: In front of the Commodities Building on Husker Harvest Days Main Street Why: To celebrate all the benefits renewable fuels bring to Nebraska

Governor Heineman will make a few remarks, as will members of Nebraska commodity organizations, including the Nebraska Corn Board and Nebraska Soybean Board.

Contact the Nebraska Corn Board if you have any questions or special requests. One-on-one interviews with members of the Nebraska Corn Board and Nebraska Soybean Board will be available that day – or anytime during Husker Harvest Days.

A news release and photo from the signing will be available following the event.

“Corn ethanol and soy biodiesel are home-grown, clean burning renewable fuels that provide tremendous benefits to rural communities across Nebraska, and to the state as a whole,” said Alan Tiemann, chairman of the Nebraska Corn Board and a farmer from Seward. “We are excited that Governor Heineman will highlight the benefits of renewable fuels and declare September as Renewable Fuels Awareness Month at Husker Harvest Days this year.”

The Nebraska Corn Board is a self-help program, funded and managed by Nebraska corn farmers. Producers invest in the program at a rate of 1/4 of a cent per bushel of corn sold. Nebraska corn checkoff funds are invested in programs of market development, research and education.