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...
View ArticleBiodiesel 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...
View ArticleNTPA 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...
View ArticlePullers 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...
View ArticleCheckoff-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...
View ArticleUsing 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...
View ArticleBiodiesel 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...
View ArticleChevy 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...
View ArticleTractors 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...
View ArticleAsk For and Use America’s Advanced Biofuel
Throughout the growing season, soy checkoff farmer-leader Joel Thorsrud encourages soybean farmers to ask for and use biodiesel to fuel their farm equipment. “Biodiesel is a quality fuel that can be...
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