Partners
CE&P is partnered with leading Imperial Valley farmers and innovative ethanol industry experts and companies.
Farmers
Larry Gilbert, Merry Acres
Larry Gilbert, Executive Vice President Agricultural Operations, CE&P, grew up working on an Imperial Valley, California farm and earned a BS in Agronomy from California State Polytechnic University. He returned home to take over the farming of Merry Acres, expanding operations to about 800 acres of field crops such as cotton, sorghum, sugarcane and wheat. Mr. Gilbert dedicates his time and expertise as an active member in the Imperial Valley County Farm Bureau, serving on various committees at the county and state levels, and as a two-term president. In recent years, he has focused much of his attention on water matters, including water conservation and transfers, mostly through the Imperial Irrigation District.
Lance Reeves, Lance Reeves Farms
Lance Reeves is a third generation farmer who started farming his family's Imperial Valley farm, JC Reeves Ranches, in 1978. After graduating from the University of Southern California with a MBA, Reeves began his own farming company, Lance Reeves Farms. He currently farms 6,500 acres of crops such as sugar beets, onions, alfalfa, wheat, Bermudagrass, Sudan grass and sugarcane.
Steve Reeves, Steve Reeves Farms
Steve Reeves is a third generation Imperial Valley farmer who started farming in 1973 with his father, JC Reeves. Together, they ran JC Reeves Ranches and Steve Reeves Ranches until 2006. Steve Reeves Ranches currently farms about 3,740 acres growing sugar beets, alfalfa, Bermudagrass for hay and seed, wheat and sugarcane.
Ralph Taylor Farming
Ralph Taylor's grandfather, Val Butters, first came to the Imperial Valley in 1913, making Ralph a third generation farmer and his son, Jason, a fourth generation farmer. Mr. Taylor and his son currently farm approximately 10,000 acres of various crops including saguaro beets, wheat, onions, sugar cane, field corn, alfalfa and Bermudagrass. Taylor looks forward to adding sugarcane as another crop option to farmers in the Imperial Valley.
Doug Westmoreland, Westmoreland Farming
Doug Westmoreland has been in agri-business production in the Imperial Valley for over 25 years. Since 1987, he has been the owner operator of Westmoreland Farming with a fully diversified farming enterprise that produces feedstuffs such as alfalfa, corn, Bermudagrass, Sudan grass, tifton, klein, numerous small grains and sorghums. Westmoreland Farming was an early leader in the production of sugarcane and continues to grow more than 130 acres of various sugarcane varieties. Mr. Westmoreland has served on the board of directors of numerous nonprofits in the Imperial Valley and is always striving to help improve his community and its agriculture industry.
Industry
Fagen, Inc. - www.fageninc.com
Fagen, Inc. is the largest, most respected green energy design-builder in the United States. Fagen has successfully constructed 60% of the corn-to-ethanol production capacity in the United States. Fagen has also logged thousands of man-hours on power projects. Fagen stands ready to meet industrial demand growth, from the largest fuel ethanol facility to any power project. The unmatched standard for quality and service has led Fagen to be the 30th largest contractor in the United States.
Dedini S/A Indústrias de Base - www.dedini.com.br/en
Brazil's Dedini S/A Indústrias de Base will provide sugarcane-to-ethanol and bagasse-to-electricity expertise in the form of specialty process engineering and design services, as well as the supply of selected major equipment components. Dedini provides a full range of technical services and equipment and is the world leader in sugarcane-to-ethanol technology and equipment. Facilities designed by Dedini and erected under its supervision are responsible for 80% of Brazilian ethanol production and about 25% of world production.