Husker Ag Llc

What Husker Ag Llc does

Husker Ag, LLC is a Nebraska-based dry mill ethanol producer operating a state-of-the-art dual-plant facility in Plainview, NE. Originally formed by investors to build a 20 MMGY plant, the company subsequently added a 40 MMGY expansion on the same site and now runs at 110 MMGY combined capacity, processing 36.5 million bushels of corn annually. Core output is denatured fuel-grade ethanol (~110 million gallons/year), with co-products comprising modified wet distillers grain (600,000+ tons/year), dried distillers grain, and distillers corn oil (~36 million pounds/year). The facility employs over 60 full-time staff drawn from surrounding communities and is governed by a board composed predominantly of regional farmers and business owners, plus one CPA director.

Name

Husker Ag Llc

Legal name

Husker Ag, LLC

Website

https://huskerag.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Husker Ag, LLC is a Nebraska dry mill ethanol producer operating a 110 MMGY dual-plant facility in Plainview, converting 36.5 million bushels of corn annually into denatured ethanol, distillers grain, and corn oil for fuel blenders and area cattle feeders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ethanol Manufacturing

SIC

Grain Mill Products (2040)

akta.pro primary industry

Grain & Sugar-Based Ethanol Production (EUAAAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corn (Maize) Farming (AFAGAAAB)

Keywords

• Ethanol production
• Dry mill ethanol
• Distillers grains
• Corn processing
• Biofuel manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Plainview

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Ethanol Sales: Produces and sells 110 million gallons of denatured ethanol annually from corn feedstock
2. Modified Wet Distillers Grains: Produces 600,000+ tons of modified wet distillers grain sold to area cattle feeders as livestock feed
3. Dried Distillers Grains: Produces dried distillers grains as additional co-product for livestock feed market
4. Distillers Corn Oil: Produces 36 million pounds of distillers corn oil annually sold into various markets
5. Membership Unit Trading: Facilitates trading of membership units through company trading system; earns no direct revenue but enables liquidity for members

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Husker Ag, LLC operates a dry mill ethanol production facility in Plainview, Nebraska, with a nameplate capacity of 110 million gallons of denatured ethanol per year, processing roughly 4 million bushels of corn annually. The plant produces multiple co-products including Modified Wet Distillers Grain (MWDG), Dried Distillers Grains (DDG), and Distillers Corn Oil, which are sold to livestock feeders and fuel markets. The company is structured as a member-owned LLC, with investors purchasing membership units that can be traded through a trading system.

Product overview

Husker Ag LLC is a state-of-the-art ethanol production company operating a dry mill ethanol facility in Plainview, NE. The company operates at 110 MMGY production capacity utilizing 36.5 million bushels of corn annually. Its core product portfolio centers on denatured ethanol fuel production, with co-products including modified wet distillers' grain, dried distillers' grains, and distiller's corn oil. The company also operates a member unit trading system for its investors and provides cash bid services for corn commodities through an external platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Denatured Ethanol
• Modified Wet Distillers Grain (MWDG)
• Dried Distillers Grains (DDG)
• Distillers Corn Oil

Quantifiable outcome

• 110 million gallons denatured ethanol produced annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Area Cattle FeederscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOngoing commercial relationship where cattle feeders purchase modified wet distillers grain produced as co-product from ethanol manufacturing. This represents a key revenue stream and sustainable co-product offtake arrangement.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Valero Renewable Fuels: Operates 12 dry mill ethanol plants (~1.3 billion gallons) as part of broader refining and renewable fuels portfolio. Overlaps with Husker Ag on ethanol production economics but has downstream fuel blending/distribution advantages.
• Archer Daniels Midland (ADM): Operates multiple corn wet and dry mill ethanol facilities alongside its global grain trading and oilseed processing businesses. Comparable to Husker Ag in feedstock procurement and co-product economics, though ethanol is one segment within a much larger agribusiness.
• Flint Hills Resources (Koch): Operates dry mill ethanol plants in Iowa and Georgia as part of Koch's broader refining and chemicals portfolio. Overlaps with Husker Ag on dry-mill production but with deeper corporate backing.

Direct peers

• Green Plains Inc. Largest pure-play US dry mill ethanol producer (~1.1 billion gallons capacity) with multiple plants across the Midwest. Operates the same dry-mill corn-to-ethanol + co-products model as Husker Ag, with similar exposure to corn basis, RFS, and 45Z economics.
• Lincolnway Energy: Iowa-based dry mill ethanol producer (~60 MMGY) operating as a member-owned LLC. Closely comparable to Husker Ag in ownership structure, scale, dry-mill technology, and Corn Belt supply chain.
• Cardinal Ethanol: Indiana-based dry mill ethanol producer (~135 MMGY) with similar scale, corn feedstock, and co-product portfolio to Husker Ag. Directly comparable mid-sized Corn Belt producer.
• Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy (SIRE): Member-owned dry mill ethanol producer in Iowa (~110 MMGY) producing ethanol, distillers grain, and corn oil. Closely matches Husker Ag in ownership structure, capacity, technology, and customer segments.
• Alto Ingredients (formerly Pacific Ethanol): Mid-cap dry mill ethanol producer with multiple Midwest plants producing ethanol, distillers grain, and corn oil. Closely comparable in scale and product mix to Husker Ag's 110 MMGY operation.
• POET Biorefining: Largest US ethanol producer (~2.7 billion gallons) with 27+ dry mill plants concentrated in the Midwest Corn Belt. Closest functional comparable to Husker Ag in process technology, feedstock, and co-product portfolio.

Emerging players

• Aemetis: Renewable fuels company with corn ethanol and renewable diesel/digestion projects. Comparable on ethanol fundamentals but pursuing advanced biofuel/carbon capture paths that Husker Ag has not yet pursued.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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