On-farm biofuel production is a cornerstone of Organic Valley's sustainability program. Organic Valley farmer-owner Jake Wedeberg and Farm & Biofuel Program Coordinator Zach Biermann introduce the co-op's all-biofuel trucking fleet, then visit farmer Josh Engel's oil seed plantings.
On-farm pressing and processing at the Wedeberg family farm. See the mobile oil extractor in action. Oil can be used pure, or processed into a biodiesel blend. The byproduct sunflower meal also makes a nutritious livestock feed.