As a general manager from POET Biorefining-Gowrie, I help support Gowrie and Webster counties’ local economy.

But it is not just me. Our en­­gineers, our farmers, our tech­nicians and our future industry leaders are working together to simultaneously strengthen America’s energy independence and move our nation toward further economic prosperity. None of this innovation, economic growth and security would be possible without the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).

The RFS...