The Yoderville Biodiesel Collective is hosting a Practical Farmers of Iowa field day at 1 p.m. Saturday at 4630 Orville Yoder Turnpike in Kalona.
The public is invited to tour the facility and watch the equipment in action. Members of the collective will answer questions about production, economics, politics and the prospects for biodiesel from waste oil and oilseeds.
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(The success of the biodiesel fuel industry relies heavily on biodiesel testing <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s32Ke2VzrqU>, not only at the production level but at the consumer level, where degraded fuel may cause engine failures.  Of major concern to diesel and biodiesel users is the very real possibility that water has contaminated their fuel. (See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YcczdvPyAk).  The potential catastrophic impact of this problem is discussed at length  in this video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lh4qhXc_5s&feature=youtube_gdata.
Fleet Fuel's  family of inexpensive biodiesel test kits  is just a click away on the internet at:
<http://fleetbiodiesel.com/biodiesel_testing_and_supplies.html>)