2025 Agri-Marketing Conference

Happy Biodiesel Day To You

Chuck Zimmerman

As if you needed a reason to celebrate today it’s National Biodiesel Day. It is also the birthday of Rudolph Diesel, the inventor of the diesel engine. His early engines in the late 1800’s ran on peanut oil, and in 1912, he said “the use of vegetable oils for engine fuels may seem insignificant today, but such oils may become, …

Biodiesel

We Like Biodiesel

Chuck Zimmerman

To show support for the biodiesel industry all the equipment here at Commodity Classic seems to be displaying the logo in the windows of the cabs. The stickers are supplied by the National Biodiesel Board which also had a booth in the trade show. Representing NBB here was Gary Wheeler, Director of Operations. AgWired coverage of Commodity Classic is made …

BASF, Biodiesel, Commodity Classic, New Holland

Biodiesel Store Online

Chuck Zimmerman

The National Biodiesel Board has launched a one-stop marketplace for biodiesel interests to do business over the Internet. It’s AllThingsBiodiesel.com, and was introduced at the National Biodiesel Conference. AllThingsBiodiesel.com takes its place as the world’s largest biodiesel marketplace, focusing on products, services and industry-related companies. A variety of services assembled within it include online ads and classified ads, the biodiesel …

Audio, Biodiesel

BioWillie Song With a BeatMaster

Chuck Zimmerman

I know posting has been a little light here but there’s a lot you can find on the other two sites I’ve been posting to this past few days. You can see the full picture of me here with Emily Richards if you visit them (Domestic Fuel – Biodiesel Conference Blog). I thought you might enjoy this. Here’s your chance …

Audio, Biodiesel

Merle Haggard Press Conference

Chuck Zimmerman

One of the newest stars to advocate biodiesel is Merle Haggard. The legendary country star performed for attendees at this year’s National Biodiesel Conference after meeting with the press and the board of the National Biodiesel Board. Before coming to the auditorium where he performed though his bus got a fill up with biodiesel. During the press conference Merle said …

Ag Groups, Audio, Biodiesel

AgriTalk Video

Chuck Zimmerman

I was in the media room here at the National Biodiesel Conference today watching AgriTalk get set up and had to ask John Herath, producer, why he had a very nice looking little Sony camera set up since they’re a radio show. He’s in the foreground working the computer and other gear. Here’s his answer which he emailed me later: …

Biodiesel, Media, Video

From Beef to Biodiesel

Chuck Zimmerman

Hello from San Antonio, location of this year’s National Biodiesel Conference. I just got in and am using the Internet Cafe here in the convention center. It’s sponsored by BioEnergy of America, Inc., giving everyone a convenient place to check email or as in my case, post onto their blog. It was snowing when I left Nashville this morning but …

Biodiesel