Red Trail’s Grand Opening

Who says dreams don t come true A little over three years ago a group from Richardton decided to move forward on an idea to build an ethanol plant near town Today Red Trail Energy celebrates its grand opening Although its been producing ethanol since January todays a chance for public to get an inside look at the operation Mick We re employing 41 employees todaywere producing over 50 million gallon per year the plant is operating at a little over 110 of its capacity which is a little over the 50 million gallon per year mark Miller also says farmers are excited about planting corn in the region now He says about 18-20 million bushels of corn cross the scales at Red Trail each year