Tractors Fueled by Soy

Tractors Fueled by Soy VROOOOM! This summer, some of the massive power on display at National Tractor Pullers Association (NTPA) events will be fueled by 100 percent biodiesel, also known as B100. The use of biodiesel in lower concentrations has long been allowed by the NTPA. This season, after a successful trial last year, the NTPA will allow it in all diesel classes. The first Grand National event of the year begins Friday, May 31, in Hazel Green, Ala. This authorization makes it official:  After millions of ...

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Chevy Introduces Biodiesel-Friendly Cruze

Chevy Introduces Biodiesel-Friendly Cruze

Big-city auto shows aren't the first places U.S. soybean farmers look for good news, but this is changing as more and more cars have the capability to run on biodiesel, including the newly-unveiled Chevrolet Cruze. Although its existence had been discussed ...

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Biodiesel Recognized for Improved Quality

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 ...

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Using Biodiesel in Competition Showcases Benefits

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 ...

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Checkoff-NTPA Partnership Grows Demand for Biodiesel

Checkoff-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 ...

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Pullers Excited for B100

Pullers 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, ...

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NTPA 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 ...

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Biodiesel 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 ...

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Increased Biodiesel Production Benefits Poultry and Livestock Farmers

Increased 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 ...

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Biodiesel: 20 years of driving demand for U.S. soy oil

Biodiesel: 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 soy oil, a product of whole soybeans that was so abundant that its market price struggled to stay above a dime per pound. The team ...

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