Oct–Dec, 2005

Timing is everything. The right time — along with the right place, right idea — can ignite success. It looks like now is the time for ag-based renewable energy. Oil…

  Redwood Falls, Minn. — Every fall, Eric Woodford makes dozens of house calls to deliver bundles of joy throughout southwest Minnesota. In Woodford’s case, the bundles come wrapped in…

Benson, Minn. — Don Lenz wants to put a shirt on the back of every corn farmer in America — a shirt that may have origins in the farmer’s back…

Bio-Match AURI showcased innovations in ag-based products and renewable energy at Farmfest 2005, an annual agricultural fair held in early August near Redwood Falls, Minn. Thousands of visitors streamed through…

Morris, Minn. — A west-central Minnesota community may become a new kind of cow town. Morris officials want to build an anaerobic cattle-manure digester at a nearby dairy farm. The…

Minneapolis, Minn. — This winter, entrepreneur Gregg Mast invites you to curl up in front of a nice, cozy crop-residue fire. Mast’s start-up company, Earthtech Energy, Inc., has devised fuel…

Fergus Falls, Minn. — The ethanol boom may be heading north. Otter Tail Ag Enterprises, LLC hopes to build a 40- or 50-million-gallon ethanol plant near Fergus Falls. “This is…

Benson, Minn. — After more than five years of discussions, public meetings, planning and permitting, construction has begun on the nation’s first power plant to generate electricity from poultry litter.…

Brewster biodiesel overflows mandate Brewster, Minn. — Fuel flowing from Minnesota’s newest and largest biodiesel refinery will increase Minnesota’s overall capacity to 60 million gallons per year. That’s well over…

Bismarck, ND — Recent tests on the heart-health benefits of NuSun sunflower oil are showing glowing results. Lower in saturated fat than typical linoleic sunflower oil, NuSun does not need…

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1. How many Btu’s can Earthtech Energy pellets produce per hour? a. 500 b. 8,000 c. 17,000 2. What is the annual biodiesel production capacity in Minnesota? a. less than…