Former Lt. Gov. Tracey Mann toured Kansas Ethanol in Lyons on Friday. He said he wanted to understand the impact COVID-19 has on the industry and see the ways an ethanol plant in District 1 operates. Since March, the Renewable Fuels Association said the COVID-19 crisis led to more than $3 billion in lost revenue for the U.S. ethanol industry. Based on the latest projections, the RFA found that COVID-related impact in 2020 and 2021 could reach nearly $9 billion. Last year, the ethanol plants in Kansas manufactured more than 600 million gallons of the product...
