Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig presented the 2025 Renewable Fuels Marketing Awards to two fuel retailers that are leaders in promoting biofuels in Iowa. Al’s Corner Oil, which operates Sparky’s One Stop, a chain of convenience stores in western and northwest Iowa, is the Secretary’s 2025 awardee for ethanol marketing. Pro Cooperative, a farmer-owned cooperative with its headquarters in Pocahontas, has been selected for the Secretary’s biodiesel marketing award. 

Secretary Naig presented the award to Sparky’s One Stop during a visit to their convenience store location near Rockwell City on Friday, Feb. 7. He will present the award to Pro Cooperative at a later date. 

“I want to congratulate and thank Sparky’s One Stop and Pro Cooperative for their leadership in promoting biofuels – an industry that does so much...