Farm-scale Oil Extraction & Sustainable Uses for Oil and Meal

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by UMN RSDP and Partners
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CERTs

As oil prices hover around $140/barrel, farmers are expressing interest in farm-based biofuel production to provide energy security and control of production costs. This project is focused on farm-scale opportunities to press oil from oilseed crops, specifically canola and sunflower, and utilize the products on-farm as an economically viable replacement for diesel fuel and livestock feed.

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