Fuel costs go beyond sticker shock for farmers
Southeast Farm Press - Apr 4, 2011
• According to testimony presented last week by the American Farm Bureau Federation, government figures show farmers this spring will pay almost 85 percent more than they paid in 2000 just to plant their crops. • There is no term in the English ...
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ADM to Acquire Soybean Crushing Facility, Form Partnership for Biodiesel ...
Business Wire (press release) - Apr 4, 2011
The facility began producing biodiesel in late 2007 and processing soybeans in August 2008. Every day, the 29000 people of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) turn crops into renewable products that meet the demands of a growing world. ...
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British-grown rapeseed oil makes the perfect alternative to fossil fuels
EcoFriend News - Apr 4, 2011
“It's worth noting that this is not biodiesel. In the majority of cases, biodiesel is not a 100-per-cent renewable fuel, as the manufacturing process often uses fossil fuel-derived components. There are other pure plant oils that are imported into the ...
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Energy options presented at forum
Jackson Sun - Apr 4, 2011
Using alternative energy sources such as the use of switchgrass to make biodiesel would open up an "entire bio-economy." Brooks said if policy makers incentivized renewable energy projects, and they became more widely used locally, that use would open ...
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Oregon biodiesel mixture moves to 5%
East Oregonian - Dean Brickey - Apr 3, 2011
Biodiesel is cleaner than conventional diesel and reduces harmful emissions. The B5 mandate, along with the 10 percent ethanol requirement for gasoline, are intended to help clean the air and support Oregon agricultural production of oil seed crops ...
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