The biodiesel market is poised to expand dramatically in Washington State. Natural Selections Farms in Sunnyside, in the lower Yakima Valley, is set to open a biodiesel plant this summer that will begin producing 380,000 gallons per year, with a maximum capacity of more than a million gallons per year. Natural Selections President Ted Durfey said the company will require 2,100 acres of state-grown winter canola to produce the fuel initially, growing to 6,300 acres when the plant is operating at capacity. “We feel we should be able to average a minimum of 4,000 pounds per acre and more realistically […]