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Ag Business Development

Biodiesel

Resources:

• Alternative Fuels Overview how it is made, the market for biodiesel, frequently asked questions, and other resources (Alternative Fuels Data Center)
• Fuel fact sheets including commonly asked questions, biodiesel usage, biodiesel environmental and safety infromation, biodiesel production & quality standards, and state biodiesel initiatives (National Biodiesel Board)
• National Bio-based Products and Bio-energy: provides information about the multi-agency federal activities relating to bio-based and bio-energy.
• Biodiesel Handbook
• Supply and Demand of Soybeans as Feedstock For Soy Diesel (Ag Marketing and Development Division, Minnesota Department of Agriculture)
• Soy Diesel Processing in Buchanan County Missouri: Potential Impacts (Jian C. Ma, James K. Scott and Thomas G. Johnson, University of Missouri)
• University of Idaho biodiesel research and information
• Grass Roots Biodiesel homepage, including the biodiesel veggie van, vegetable oil fuel, and the veggie van
• Biodiesel Industries
• Biodiesel Emissions Analysis Program
• Diesel fuel, Extenders and Additives From Vegetable Oils program report (USDA)
• New Processes For Obtaining Higher Value-Added Products From Agricultural Lipids (USDA)
• Bioenergy and Energy Alternatives research program page (USDA)
• Biobased Industrial Products, research and commercialization priorities committee on biobased industrial products (USDA)

Associations:

• Missouri Soybean Association, information and resources
• National Biodiesel Board includes biodiesel information, new product developments and research

Examples of Biodiesel Ventures:

• West Central Soy, the manufacturing division of West Central Cooperative, a central Iowa agricultural cooperative
• Soy Diesel Processing in Buchanan County, Missouri: Potential impacts

Contacts for Missouri biodiesel projects:

• Tom Verry, Missouri Soybean Association, (573) 635-3819