Possible Hazel-Diesel Demo

nobody — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:17:03 -0500

Hi Folks, Brandon Rutter here-

Thought I'd post a little bit specifically about the relevance of Woody Ag to energy concerns.

A woody agriculture cropping system should require significantly less energy input when compared to traditional row crops (no plowing, among other things).
Coppice wood, nut shells, and entire nuts can be used as high-quality biomass fuel.
Hottest topic these days: biodiesel from hazelnuts. Potential for much higher oil yeilds/acre than soy.

With respect to that last one, we're trying to put together the first-ever demo for this year's field day of a diesel engine running off of partial hazel fuel. We might even have a guy with a farm-scale oil press there to help us out with that; should be interesting at any rate.

Badgersett Field Day!

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:25:14 -0500

Start: 10:00 am, Saturday, 08/18/2007
End: 5:00 pm, Saturday, 08/18/2007

Short Description

Come learn about woody agriculture and its possibilities!

Location

Badgersett Farm, 18606 Deer Rd, Canton, MN 55922 (Note: This is the mailing address - e.g. Canton is the nearest town with a post office. Badgersett is NOT in downtown Canton. Check the website or the directions below) Directions from the Cities: Take Hwy 52 S, past Rochester. Just outside of Preston, you will see a John Deere dealership on the L. Take the next L (CR 12). Follow this for a few miles (it will merge with 21 for a bit; keep going), and turn R onto CR 23. Badgersett will be on your left. Look for signs.

Cost

Free

Full Description

Go to the Field Day webpage for full details: schedule, tour information, items for sale, etc. We've changed the tour format this year -- there will be introductory and advanced tours offered in both the morning and afternoon, so lots of good information. Hope to see you there!

Link

Field Day Info

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