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Ajay Dalai says a process to pelletize canola meal is now ready for commercialization.

Heating homes with canola meal

This byproduct of crushing could soon be replacing coal and natural gas

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 21, 2022

A project to turn canola meal into home heat through pelletization is ready for its next step. Ajay Dalai, a Canada Research Chair at the University of Saskatchewan, says they’re now ready to scale up pellet production and enter commercialization. He says the product could find a market as an eco-friendly replacement for coal and

Renewable diesel is going to be a game changer for Canada’s favourite oilseed. Here’s how.

News, Oilseeds

Canada’s ‘Cinderella crop’ keeps on delivering for farmers

The crop that built a reputation for its high-quality food oil, is expected to see big demand close to home as a low-carbon, renewable fuel

By Allan Dawson January 20, 2022

Canada needs more canola. There’s the traditional food market for canola oil, but the renewable fuel market is catching fire — and that’s good for farmers and Canada’s economy, says Chris Vervaet, executive director of the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA). But more canola seed is needed to take full advantage of the new crushing

The RFS’s clearest success has been boosting income for corn and soybean farmers and related agricultural firms.

Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: U.S. biofuel mandate helps farmers, but does little else

Research shows it does little for energy security and harms the environment

By John Decicco January 11, 2022

If you’ve pumped gas at a U.S. service station over the past decade, you’ve put biofuel in your tank. Thanks to the federal Renewable Fuel Standard, or RFS, almost all gasoline sold in the U.S. is required to contain 10 per cent ethanol – a fuel made from plant sources, mainly corn. With the recent

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Heating homes with canola meal

Canada’s ‘Cinderella crop’ keeps on delivering for farmers

Comment: U.S. biofuel mandate helps farmers, but does little else

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