Illinois Next Stop on NCGA-sponsored AgriTalk Ethanol Pump Tour (6-9-06)
As gas prices
continue to fluctuate across the country, residents of Monmouth,
Ill., should see some relief June 10 as the AgriTalk Ethanol Pump
Tour, sponsored by the National Corn Growers Association, rolls
into town and offers discounted fuel with full service.
Area farmers
and volunteers from the NCGA, the Illinois Corn Growers Association
(ICGA), Monsanto, General Motors and AgriTalk radio are teaming
up as part of the pump tour. The effort is aimed at bolstering public
awareness around corn-based ethanol and its use as a domestic, renewable-energy
resource.
As part of the
promotion, representatives from ICGA, Monsanto and AgriTalk will
pump discounted gas and wash windshields for motorists who choose
ethanol fuel tomorrow at the Riverland FS Fuel 24 station in Monmouth
between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. as part of the AgriTalk Ethanol Pump Tour.
The ethanol
pump tour, now in its fourth year, was started by AgriTalk host
Mike Adams as a way to promote use of the corn-based renewable fuel.
“There
has been no more important time to support domestic, renewable fuels
such as ethanol than right now as we face high gasoline prices due
to limited supplies of foreign oil,” Adams said. “Ethanol,
in a 10 percent blend, can be burned in any vehicle, burns cleaner,
supports our farmers and reduces our dependence on foreign energy.
It’s a win-win-win for America.”
AgriTalk will
broadcast live from Riverland FS Fuel 24 station from 10 a.m. -
11 a.m. to 72 stations across the country. It can be heard locally
on WRAM 1330 AM in Monmouth.
The AgriTalk
Ethanol Pump Tour is made possible through a coalition of farmer
organizations, ag industry and representatives of the automotive
industry.
The amount
of the ethanol-blended fuel discount will be announced on WRAM 1330
AM in Monmouth tomorrow morning.