Biodiesel workshop for farmers in Tuskegee
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (August 7, 2008) - As farms search for ways to cope with high and fluctuating energy costs, some are successfully making their own fuel from agricultural products or byproducts, including vegetable oil and oilseed crops that can be grown locally.
Piedmont Biofuels, the National Center for Appropriate Technology, the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, the Tuskegee University Cooperative Extension Program and the Tuskegee University Small Farm Rural Economic Development Center are pleased to announce a full-day workshop on advanced biodiesel production and use.
The workshop will take place Aug. 30 at the Vocational Building on campus, from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Funding for this workshop is provided by the USDA-Risk Management Agency, through a cooperative partnership agreement with the National Center for Appropriate Technology, as part of a project called “Managing Farm Energy Risks.”
Piedmont Biofuels, a biodiesel cooperative from Pittsboro, N.C., will lead the seminar. The workshop will include an introduction to biodiesel production; proper handling and use; a hands-on opportunity for participants to make a small batch of biodiesel; a tour of a mobile biodiesel production trailer, giving participants the opportunity to see all the components of a small commercial biodiesel production system in operation; and a discussion of control procedures designed to ensure the highest quality fuel.
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: $14.95 
