New MARL Donor

Absolute Energy President Rick Schwarck (fifth from left) was instrumental in a
generous contribution to MARL from Absolute Energy L.L.C. of St. Ansgar, Iowa.

MARL Alumni, Jim O'Connor, Rick Smith and Darrell Ingvaldson joined MARL Executive Director Dan Hoffman for a presentation to the Absolute Energy Board about the importance of investing in agriculture and rural leadership development. According to Absolute Energy President Rick Schwarck the ethanol company obtains seventy percent of the corn it uses from Minnesota and they want to be involved in Minnesota. Thank you Absolute energy for being a new MARL donor. The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association is also a MARL Funding Partner and MARL welcomes Minnesota ethanol and bio-fuel companies and cooperatives to join with Absolute Energy to be MARL Funding Partners.
(photo courtesy of Darrell Ingvaldson and Ardis Jensen)