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Nebraskan takes over as chairman of RFA

A Nebraskan is the new chairman of the Renewable Fuels Association.

Chuck Woodside, general manager of farmer-owned KAAPA Ethanol in Minden, Nebraska, succeeds Chris Standlee of Abengoa Bioenergy as RFA chair.  Woodside talks about his first order of business.

“Short term, our focus is to get the extension of the Volumetric  Excise Tax Credit, which we think is important for the continuance of the industry, and the jobs that are provided through that,” Woodside says.

The other issue, he says, is expansion of the marketplace for ethanol. “This comes not only from higher level blends, but certainly blender pumps and other infrastructure.”

The new vice chairman of RFA is Neill McKinstray of The Andersons, Inc.  The Andersons manage three ethanol facilities, located in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.