FL Has Many Options for Ethanol Production

Randall Weiseman December 19, 2006 Citrus, Energy, Florida

FL Commissioner of Agriculture, Charles Bronson, has worked hard for ethanol production in the state through the Farm to Fuel Program. With the first ethanol production plant located in Bartow, citrus peels are just one of the many products that can be used to produce ethanol.
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