Biodiesel Recognized for Improved Quality
Recent U.S. government testing has proven the quality of 100 percent biodiesel.
Nearly all U.S. biodiesel tested during recent research by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) met fuel-quality standards.
Survey results published by NREL show that 95 percent of B100 samples tested met the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International fuel quality specifications (ASTM D 6751).
That’s a 10-percent improvement since the first round of NREL quality testing in 2004. In a news release, NREL attributes ...
Using Biodiesel in Competition Showcases Benefits
The soy checkoff has been a pioneer for biodiesel, going back 20 years to when Missouri soybean farmers funded the first biodiesel research through their state checkoff board. Subsequent checkoff-funded research has helped prove biodiesel’s benefits for engine performance. Tractor pulling ...
Read MoreCheckoff-NTPA Partnership Grows Demand for Biodiesel
The partnership between the soy checkoff and the National Tractor Puller’s Association (NTPA) goes back several years. At first, the partnership served as a way for the soy checkoff to promote biodiesel and help make more farmers aware of the ...
Read MorePullers Excited for B100
Mark Wiederhold, a farmer from Clarksville, Ohio, can’t wait for Friday, May 17 to arrive. This date marks the start of the 2013 National Tractor Puller’s Association (NTPA) season and the first time NTPA will allow the use of B100, ...
Read MoreNTPA Clears Pullers to Go All-In on Biodiesel
The partnership between tractor pulling and biodiesel has consistently grown step by step over several years. This season that partnership will take a leap forward. For the first time, the National Tractor Puller’s Association (NTPA) is going to allow the ...
Read MoreBiodiesel Demand Increases Price of Soybeans by $0.74 Per Bushel, Study Says
Biodiesel production has pushed U.S. soy oil prices higher than they were during the pre-biodiesel era, according to a new study. The research, commissioned by the Minnesota, Nebraska, and North and South Dakota soy checkoffs, found that biodiesel contributed to a ...
Read MoreIncreased Biodiesel Production Benefits Poultry and Livestock Farmers
Demand for soy oil leads to lower soy meal prices, checkoff-funded study shows The federal Renewable Fuel Standard will require the use of 1.28 billion gallons of biodiesel in 2013, 28 percent more than in 2012. This requirement bodes well for ...
Read MoreBiodiesel: 20 years of driving demand for U.S. soy oil
It was the early 1990s and a small group was trying to create a market for soybean oil, a product of whole soybeans that was so abundant that its market price struggled to stay above a dime per pound. The team ...
Read MoreTractor Pulls, Technology and Trout Sandwiches
It’s that time of year again – the National Farm Machinery Show (NFMS). The country’s largest indoor farm show will feature the latest agriculture technology in Louisville, Ky. Feb. 13-16. With a huge exhibition space and hundreds of booths, there’s no ...
Read MoreFive Places Biodiesel Works for You
The U.S. biodiesel industry set records in 2011, producing more than 1 billion gallons of fuel. Projections show production could reach or exceed these records in 2012. But do you ever wonder who is using all of that biodiesel and ...
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To support the commercial success of biodiesel as a renewable fuel that plays an important role in the expanding biobased-energy industry.
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