BIODIESEL'S BOOM 

By: By Peg Zenk

IT'S NOT unusual to stumble a bit before you hit your stride. That's how analysts are characterizing what happened in the booming biodiesel business this...

TEARLESS TIER 3 

By: FROM SENIOR EDITOR WAYNE WENZEL

WAS I the only one cheering at the news of stricter EPA off-road diesel emissions standards? Seems all I heard about the issue for most of the past five...

CARGILL PLANS BIODIESEL PLANT 

The largest biodiesel plant in the United States is scheduled for construction in Iowa Falls, IA. This summer, Cargill reported that it plans to construct...

SHIPPED WITH BIODIESEL 

All tractors and combines leaving John Deere manufacturing plants soon will be shipped with B2 fuel in the tanks. B2 fuel is a blend of 2% biodiesel made...

BIODIESEL TAX INCENTIVE 

A new biodiesel tax incentive began January 1 that should increase demand for the soybean-based product. The tax incentive is a savings of one cent per...

Diesel dilemma 

By: by Wayne Wenzel

Diesel engine companies must comply with stricter standards....

Farm Bureau sounds alarm on natural gas 

By: by Wayne Wenzel

Increased energy costs over the growing season have cost farmers more than $6 billion in added expenses. ...

For the farm department 

New soy biodiesel. Concrete stain remover. Cutting, sawing, digging. Silage unloader. Easy-swing gates....

More about diesel emissions 

By: by Wayne Wenzel

As promised at the end of our Mid-March 2002 article "The future is clear", here are more topics and links related to diesel emissions....

For the farm department 

Farm-fueled pickups. Biodiesel gets nod from Deere. Check definition of “soy diesel”. Equipment tune-up tips. Pumped-up mid-size ATVs. Muffler adds torque to ATVs. Blowout warning. Smart sump pump.