Wisconsin's 2000 Act 55 provides ethanol producers a credit much like Minnesota's - beginning July 1, 2000 it will provide 20 cents per gallon for no more than 15 million gallons of production. The feedstock must come from a "local" source, definition to be determined.

More:

• 1999 Wisconsin Act 55 (Senate Bill 378) - passed April 11, 2000
• Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

Other Resources:

• Ownership Matters: Three Steps to Ensure a Biofuels Industry That Truly Benefits Rural America - Institute for Local Self-Reliance, February 2006
• The Carbohydrate Economy, Biofuels and the Net Energy Debate - Institute for Local Self-Reliance, August 2005
• The Energetics of Ethanol: An Introduction and Link to Studies
  How much energy does it take to make a gallon of ethanol? Make up your own mind by looking at the studies themselves! - updated August 2005
• How Much Energy Does It Take to Make a Gallon of Ethanol?- Institute for Local Self-Reliance, August 1995
• Carbohydrate Economy Clearinghouse
• Center for Cooperatives - at the University of Wisconsin.
• Rural Cooperatives Magazine (formerly known as Farmer Cooperatives)
• USDA Rural Development Program - this division of the U.S. Agriculture Department has an enormous collection of information resources on cooperatives including, Cooperative Information Reports, Cooperative Research Reports, and Cooperative Service Reports.
• The Impact of New Generation Cooperatives on Their Communities - USDA
• National Council of Farmer Cooperatives