Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy

03/21/2026

Wholesale gasoline prices have surged 66% since Feb. 1, but ethanol prices have been stable. Ethanol priced $1.17/gal. LOWER than gasoline today. Blend more ethanol to lower gas prices! Time for year-round E15!

02/06/2026

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🚨 We’re Hiring at SIRE! 🚨 Looking for your next career move? Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy (SIRE) is growing, and we’re excited to add new team members across several departments! If you’re interested in joining a team that’s powering the future of renewable energy, we’d love to he...

10/29/2025

The Renewable Fuels Association congratulates member company Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy (SIRE), based in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on the production of its two-billionth gallon of ethanol.   “Two billion gallons of ethanol production is an incredible milestone,” said RFA President...

06/11/2025

's 2025 High Octane Award is awarded to Michael Jerke, CEO/General Manager at Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy y, during the General Session sponsored by Trucent .

03/28/2025

03/27/2025

This week we celebrate Iowa Ag Week!

To show appreciation for our valued farmers, cattle feeders, customers and employees, SIRE provided lunch. Thank you to Family Traditions BBQ for a delicious meal.

We invite you to join us in celebration of Iowa Agriculture Week.
You can show your support by fueling your car with unleaded 88, purchasing corn-fed beef, pork, poultry, and dairy products, supporting FFA and 4-H, thanking those you know who work in Iowa Agriculture.

03/22/2025

It's National Ag Week and we want to give a shout-out to all of our customers. We appreciate you and thank you for all that you do to make agriculture great!

To celebrate, we handed out popcorn to our truckers in the color of their preferred tractor.

Special recognition goes to our very own Kristi Harrington for the fun idea and to the Sugar Makery in Glenwood for the delicious popcorn.

Fun fact: SIRE handles an average of 255 trucks per day. Some of our record-breaking days have seen over 400 trucks in one day.

03/20/2025

It's National Ag Week, a time to celebrate everything agriculture.

Fun Fact: SIRE employs over 70 people with a wide range of technical skills from 11+ counties in both Iowa and Nebraska.

03/17/2025

National Ag Week - March 16-22, 2025

Fun fact: The average U.S. farmer can feed 155 people.

12/09/2024

SIRE is proud to support MICAH House!