[Biodiesel News] Biofuels changing face of agriculture
Biofuels changing face of agriculture
... Biodiesel is one of the forces behind the announcement of two new canola crushing plants for
After harvest, the policy and politics of agriculture ramps up. This fall and winter, one of the dominant issues will be biofuels.
Cypress Agri Energy of Shaunavon has organized the Saskatchewan Ethanol Symposium for Oct. 12.
Shaunavon has long been working on an ethanol production facility. It's hoped that a symposium with an impressive list of speakers will help their efforts.
Biodiesel is one of the forces behind the announcement of two new canola crushing plants for
It's one thing to export canola oil to
Biodiesel facilities are being built in the
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Reports indicate this facility will be even larger than the one by Husky Energy that's coming on stream near
The Husky facility will produce 130 million litres a year while consuming 350,000 tonnes of wheat. Husky is building a similar plant near
North West Terminal at Unity has surpassed its minimum requirement in a share offering and continues to raise more money for a 25-million-litre producer-owned ethanol facility.
Other ethanol projects are in various stages of development.
Everyone is watching to see what the federal government comes out with.
Sometime in November, the Feds are expected to announce their long-awaited renewal fuel strategy. Minimum ethanol and biodiesel contents are expected for Canadian fuels.
There may also be specific incentives aimed at encouraging producer ownership within biofuels. Without direct producer involvement, producers will not reap the full benefits of the upcoming biofuel revolution.
This is a topic already scheduled for the Special Session of Saskatoon's Crop Production Week in January.
The Canadian International Grains Institute has an idea for another form of direct producer involvement.
This winter, CIGI will be setting up short courses for producers interested in producing their own biodiesel on a small scale.
Some say small-scale production won't be viable and that quality control will not be attainable.
Others believe the economics works and this will be a way for groups of producers to have some control over one of their main input costs.
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In that part of the country, the hot issue will be imported American corn.
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