Another positive economic sign for the future of family farms in this state is the fact that more than 8,000 South Dakota farm families are invested in our ethanol industry. That is the largest number of farmer/investors in the nation.

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There is a lot of money that is going into the local economies all over the state. This is new wealth, and I believe in the power of new wealth. These dollars are used locally and will create jobs and economic development in areas where there may not have been opportunities before.

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There's even greater production on the horizon with three plants under construction due to be operational in the next 18 months.

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