Owatonna High School Students Tour Al-Corn

Burnsville, Mar 24 - Twenty-five students from Owatonna High School toured Al-Corn Clean Fuel on Mar 21 to learn about renewable fuel production.

During their tour of Al-Corn, the students learned about incoming grain grading and handling, fermentation, grain storage and shipment as well as dried distillers grains with solubles production and shipment.

The tour was organized by the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Bio-Fuels). Al-Corn is a member of MN Bio-Fuels.

"We appreciate that students from Owatonna High School made the trip to Al-Corn Clean Fuel this week because the best way to learn about the importance of renewable fuels and rural economic development is to see an ethanol plant up-close and in-person," said Brian Werner, executive director of MN Bio-Fuels.

The students that participated in the tour were from Owatonna High School's Power & Technology class.

Jamie Gray, agriculture education teacher at Owatonna High School, accompanied her students on the tour.

"My students learned about a sustainable fuel industry, while seeing what a large production facility looks like. I wanted them to see there are many ways for a person to get to a career they enjoy. I also wanted them to learn about the agriculture side of the industry. In Owatonna many of the agriculture students don't have the experience of seeing farming and agriculture practices," she said.