Some different biofuel sources, or running your tractor on coffee and flies

Some different biofuel sources, or running your tractor on coffee and flies. I’m Greg Martin. Washington Ag Today is next.

Washington Ag Today July 5, 2011 Some common feedstocks for biofuels are of course corn, soybeans and other oilseeds like camelina. Also switch grass. But there are some rather different sources being considered these days too. Joe Thompson of the University of Idaho’s Biodiesel Education Program says coffee is one of them.

Thompson: “After the coffee is made those grounds usually to a compost pile or even to a landfill but there is oil in that and it can be extracted and made into biodiesel.” 08

Then there is the black soldier fly.

Thompson: “The soldier fly eats manure and then can be harvested and squeezed to get the fat.” 06

Thompson says there are a lot of feedstocks out there that can be used.

Thompson: “Anything that has oil in it.” 01

Now this from Stockland Livestock.
McQUINNESS: This is Jack McQuinness with Stockland Livestock here in Davenport. We’ll be back in business on July 11th for the regular cattle sale and we’ll also have a special feeder sale on July 18th. Keep in mind we sell cattle here every Monday. We sell our small animals; sheep, goats and what have you on the 4th Tuesday of every month and we’re looking forward to that. Anyway a regular cattle sale coming up on Monday July 11th and a big, special feeder sale on Monday, July 18th. That’s all here at Stockland Livestock here in Davenport, thanks for listening.

Thanks Jack. I’m Greg Martin and that’s Washington Ag Today on Northwest Aginfo Net.