A science project of Students at Stanley-Boyd High School, Stanley, Wisconsin could help a local school district to make it’s own bio-fuel. The project will be run entirely by the students and the FFA (Future Farmers of America).
Last spring the district bought 80 acres next to the School for Agriculture Education. Instead of growing corn or beans, district officials decided to try something different.The Camelina seeds have barely broken through the soil and the Canola seeds haven’t even sprouted yet.
The students say they expect to produce about 450 gallons of bio-diesel next year. That’s only a drop in the bucket considering the district spends about $80,000 a year to fuel its buses.They plan to start small, get through the process, learn the procedure, get the kinks out,if things go well next year they might do more.They also say they plan to blend the bio-diesel with ethanol which will be donated by Ace Ethanol in Stanley.
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