Decision Making Tools

• Biodiesel Cash Flow/Income Statement Worksheet:  This worksheet allows users to compare small scale oilseed processing and biodiesel production options based on their specific situation. This worksheet may be downloaded for your personal use. April 2008

Energy Related Publications

• Feedstock Requirements for Large Scale 100 Millon Gallon Biodiesel Production Facilities in Montana www.ampc.montana.edu/briefings/briefing92.pdf
  
  
• Commerical Biodiesel Production in Montana www.ampc.montana.edu/briefings/briefing91.pdf
  
  
• Biodiesel: Frequently Asked Questions www.ampc.montana.edu/briefings/briefing89.pdf
  
  
• Small Scale Biodiesel Production: An Overview www.ampc.montana.edu/policypaper/policy22.pdf
  
  
• Montana Oilseed Markets: Historical Price and Production Statistics www.ampc.montana.edu/policypaper/policy19.pdf
  
  
• Oilseed Processing: An Overview www.ampc.montana.edu/briefings/briefing86.pdf
  
  
• Large Scale Commercial Oilseed Processing www.ampc.montana.edu/briefings/briefing87.pdf
  
  
• Small Scale Oilseed Processing www.ampc.montana.edu/briefings/briefing88.pdf
  
  
• Ethanol Demand and Corn Prices: Impacts on Cattle and Hog Producers www.ampc.montana.edu/briefings/briefing85.pdf
  
  
• Oilseed, Biodiesel and Ethanol Subsidies & Renewable Energy Mandates: US Federal & Selected State Initiatives www.ampc.montana.edu/policypaper/policy16.pdf

MSU Extension Biofuels Conference

This conference was held in Bozeman on November 9, 2007.  Each of the speakers presented a different angle on how biofuels impact Montana farms and ranches.  Powerpoint presentations for this conference are available by following the link below.  Many of the presentations were recorded and DVDs will soon be available on request for a small charge. Email jschumacher@montana.edu for more information.

Below is the conference agenda, speaker biographies and speaker presentations:

• Agenda
• Speaker Biographies
• PowerPoints

Entrepreneurship Education for Successful Bio-Energy Production Project

This project provides information and economic education about financial and entrepreneurship issues surrounding small and medium scale biodiesel production in central and eastern Montana.  To address these issues, the project staff from Fort Peck Community College and MSU (Bozeman) will provide workshops at locations throughout the WIRED region. The workshops will examine economic and financial issues related to oilseed production, oilseed processing, biodiesel production, government incentives, and regulations. The workshops are scheduled to begin in November (2007) and will be free of charge. 

Workshop Agenda

Each four to six hour workshop will cover all of these topics:

• Oilseed Production
• Oilseed Processing
• Biodiesel Production
• Byproduct Concerns
• Government incentives and regulations

Many of the workshops will also allow time to highlight local bio-energy resources and activities.

Contact Information

For more information about the project or an individual workshop contact Joel Schumacher (MSU Extension) at jschumacher@montana.edu.

Project Sponsorship

Primary funding for this project is provided by the W.I.R.E.D. program. More information about the W.I.R.E.D. program is available at: http://dli.mt.gov/wired/wired.asp.

This project is also sponsored by MSU Extension and Fort Peck Community College.

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