We don't see why there wouldn't be demand, whether from corn or barley or what have you. More than 1.6 billion gallons of ethanol were produced last year in this country. Most of it came from corn. Near Conrad, north of Great Falls, Henry McGonigle says people originally were skeptical about plans for a plant using wheat and barley to make ethanol. But that has changed, said McGonigle, managing director of The HTM Group LLC, which is developing the site.
Organizers hope to have the ethanol plant running by late next year.