POET EXPANDS ITS GLOBAL ANIMAL FEED FOOTPRINT WITH LAUNCH OF POET DE ECUADOR
By Erin Branick, POET Media Manager
POET has taken another major step in its global growth strategy with the launch of POET de Ecuador, a new international location designed to meet rising demand for high-value, nutrient-dense feed ingredients like corn fermented protein (CFP) across Latin America’s rapidly expanding aquaculture sector.
S&P GLOBAL REPORT MAKES THE CASE THAT BIOFUELS AREN’T JUST AN ENERGY SOLUTION — THEY’RE AN ECONOMIC ENGINE THAT COULD TRANSFORM FARMING’S FUTURE
How Biofuels Can Energize American Agriculture
By Kevin Burkum, CEO of U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action
American agriculture is facing a moment of reckoning. Crop yields are surging, harvests are hitting record highs, and yet the farmers and ranchers who feed this nation are struggling to keep the lights on. And it’s not getting better. The U.S. Department of Agriculture projects net farm income to decline again in 2026, for the fourth consecutive year.
POET’S RECENT ACQUISITION OF ITS OBION, TN FACILITY BRINGS IMPROVED RELIABILITY, STRONGER OPERATIONS, AND OPTIMISM FOR THE FUTURE
By Andrea Van Essen
“When I see and talk to our farmers, they’re perfectly happy. It’s not a small change we have seen; it’s an enormous change the whole community has seen,” said Mandy Correa, Quality Manager at POET Bioprocessing – Obion.
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR BIOETHANOL TO POWER FARM EQUIPMENT
By Buddy Kavalier, Research Strategist, John Deere Power Systems
For decades, agriculture has relied primarily on a single fuel solution to power its most demanding equipment. Diesel earned that role by delivering the torque, durability, and reliability needed for long days in the field and heavy seasonal workloads. Tractors and combines were built around those requirements, and diesel delivers them consistently, making it the standard across the agricultural industry.
TIM CAO GOES FROM BROADWAY TO BIOFUELS
People of POET: Dancing the Dream
By Susanne Retka Schill
Most colleagues know Tim Cao as the analytics guy. The one building dashboards and automating data systems at POET’s Wichita office. What they don’t expect is that he once spent his childhood under Broadway lights, performing in major musicals.
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