Ethanol Producer Magazine | Susanne Retka Schill

Susanne Retka Schill

Sue became editor of Ethanol Producer Magazine in January 2010, after three years with BBI International. She has written for Ethanol Producer Magazine, Biodiesel Magazine and Biomass Magazine. She has over 30 years of experience in reporting on agriculture and rural life for regional publications and community newspapers.

Latest Posts by Susanne Retka Schill

May 14, 2012

Projections of a big new crop of corn

It shouldn’t be a surprise, but the USDA’s monthly supply/demand report projects a big crop for the 2012-’13 marketing year that starts once the new crop is harvested in the fall. READ MORE

May 11, 2012

The Reward of Big Issues

May 10, 2012

USDA projects record new crop prospects, sharply lower corn price

USDA projects record feed grain supplies and a sharp drop in corn prices for the 2012-’13 corn crop in its May 10 World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates report. READ MORE

May 07, 2012

Hammering the RFS point

The effort continues to keep some advanced biofuels incentives in place and to protect the renewable fuels standard. Last week, BP Biofuels, Novozymes and DuPont executives held a joint news conference to keep hammering their point. READ MORE

May 03, 2012

Peru oil producer, Maple Energy, brings ethanol plant online

Peru oil producer and refiner, Maple Energy, is now also an ethanol producer, beginning production at its 35 MMgy ethanol plant in April. The $275 million sugarcane-ethanol project includes a 7,000 hectare (11,000 acre) drip-irrigated plantation. READ MORE

April 30, 2012

Recruiting nominees, scholarship apps for 28th FEW

Deadlines are looming for the Fuel Ethanol Workshop. The first is for award nominations, due today, and we’re also looking for scholarship applications by May 7. Both can be done online by following the links at www.fuelethanolworkshop.com. READ MORE

April 23, 2012

Earth Day and recycling

Has Earth Day always been focused on our trash problems? The first Earth Day happened when I was in college, but I can no longer remember the main messages of that era – just the name. And frankly, I can’t remember the messaging from recent years. READ MORE

April 16, 2012