On-Farm Oilseed Production Workshop -July 25th

Workshop presented by Organic Valley Cooperative staff

This presentation will cover every stage of production in the processing of sustainable biodiesel fuels, from the initial planting of an oilseed crop to the final biodiesel or straight vegetable oil (SVO) product. In addition, we will look at the different aspects of a farm-scale model and directly relate this information to the economics of these processes. We will go through the numbers and demonstrate vegetable oil extraction and biodiesel processing with a diesel engine converted for SVO on a 466 International straight truck.

Date: Saturday, July 25, 2009

Time: 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Location: Kickapoo Country Fair, Organic Valley, La Farge, Wisconsin

Registration:Registration requested. Please send your contact information to Amy Stratton at astratton@iatp.org and specify "oilseed workshop" in the subject line. You will receive a confirmation email and more details.

More information at www.iatp.org or www.organicvalley.coop/kickapoo. Sponsored by Organic Valley, the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy and North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education

IREE Algae Biofuel Presentation

IREE Event:
Biofuel Activities at Sandia and Opportunities with the Department of Energy's Biomass Program

Ron Pate (a principal member of the technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories) will offer a brief introduction to the work of Sandia National Laboratories, followed by an overview of Sandia's programmatic interest in biofuels and recent biofuel project activities, with an emphasis on algae. He'll also provide information on current funding opportunities through the DOE's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Biomass Program.

Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Time: 12:00-1:00 p.m.

Location: Cargill Building
1500 Gortner Avenue
University of Minnesota: St. Paul campus