Agritalk gets pumped about ethanol. (Farm Broadcasting Beyond The Studio).

In an effort to highlight the benefits of ethanol, AgriTalk radio hit the road during the first AgriTalk Radio Network Ethanol Pump Tour. The tour has made stops at various locations around the Midwest, including Moberly, Mo., Sturgis, S.D., and Corning, Iowa. In a visit to Taylorville, Ill., the group broke all previous records as 3,824 gallons of ethanol fuel were pumped in just three hours. Mike Adams, host of "AgriTalk," along with area corn growers, and personnel from the program's local affiliate, pumped gas while the event was broadcast on three local stations. Over the course of the tour, "AgriTalk" and representatives of the host state corn growers associations have distributed literature and other materials promoting the benefits of ethanol.

"I think it's really exciting that, through this event, we can get the information out in front of the public," says Ron McNeall, a member of National Corn Growers Association. "Using every mode of media, like the Pump Tour, to showcase ethanol is a great opportunity to educate a lot of people and to make them realize it is a viable fuel and it is here to stay."

Another stop is planned for Nebraska in November, with more stops to be announced in the spring.