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  • February 1st 2008 Issue
  • Running on biodiesel

    Orchardist Jim Baird uses biodiesel in all his tractors.

    Jim Baird, a grower in Royal City, Washington, has planted canola that he will have made into biodiesel for his own use. With all the talk about sustainability and the need to reduce the carbon footprint, orchardist Jim Baird wanted to do something in running his business that would have an impact now. Baird has 200 acres of apples and row crops at Royal City, Washington, and has begun moving towards more sustainable and environmentally sound growing practices by using biodiesel in all his vehicles to reduce his fuel miles. With all the complex information that’s published about the carbon […]

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