Saturday, September 6, 2008 - BEAUSEJOUR

European technology for production much better: co-op
A group of Beausejour-area grain producers is planning to build a biodiesel plant that uses canola oil, to take control of its fuel needs from big oil producers and help reduce farming's carbon imprint on the environment. "We have no security against market fluctuations because we depend on large corporations for diesel fuel. The cost of fuel goes up quickly but comes down slowly. In the future there may not even be a reliable source of diesel fuel," says Hans Muster, who farms near Beausejour.

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