Minnesota is a state leader in the biodiesel marketplace. Twenty-one years ago, it became the first state to pass a law requiring minimum blending requirement for biodiesel. In 2005, the state first implemented a 2% biodiesel blend in diesel fuel.…
January 26, 2023
In December 2022, the Clean Fuels Alliance America (Clean Fuels) hosted its 12th annual New York City Big Apple Tour. As a member of Clean Fuels, the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (MSR&PC) sent a team of directors along…
December 16, 2022
Much has changed in society over the last 20 years – we’re looking at you, smartphones – but Minnesota Soybean’s commitment to biodiesel remains steadfast. Ron Kotrba, editor and publisher of Biobased Diesel, highlighted Minnesota Soybean’s relentless drive toward boosting…
June 30, 2022
Producers and advocates of clean fuels from around the country gathered in Washington D.C. in June for Clean Fuels Alliance America’s June 2022 Membership Meeting. Chris Hill, who sits on Clean Fuels’ governing board on behalf of the Minnesota Soybean…
June 22, 2022
Per Minnesota law, starting April 1 Minnesota begins moving toward a 20-percent biodiesel blend (B20) during the summer months before reverting back to five percent biodiesel blend (B5) on Oct. 1. This is the fifth year of a B20 requirement…
April 1, 2022
Seeing is believing. The Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (MSR&PC) strives to build leaders through its See For Yourself (SFY) Program. MSR&PC invited fuel distributors, mechanics and farmers from across the state to the National Biodiesel Conference & Expo…
January 27, 2022
In July, the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (MSR&PC) donated funds to sponsor biodiesel for charter buses traveling the Rock/Nobles State Cattlemen’s Tour. The Council made the contribution of fuel to transport the more than 1,200 people around to…
July 19, 2021
