There would be plenty to keep Jeff Broin busy in his proverbial own backyard if he chose to stay there.

Start with the decision by President Donald Trump last fall to allow year-round E15 fuel sales, a move the CEO of POET has been pushing for a decade.

“It’s critical to improve the farm economy,” Broin said. “E15 has the potential to create another 7 billion gallons of ethanol demand and 2 billion bushels of corn demand.”