The Minnesota Farmers Union Marketing and Processing Association (FUMPA) is opening a 2.8-million gallon per year biodiesel refinery early next month at its Central Bi-Products rendering plant in North Redwood, MN.

FUMPA has also developed a patented process for blending feather meal (a byproduct of rendering) and glycerin (a byproduct of biodiesel production) into an ingredient for cattle feed rations.

Talk about full use.

Minnesota Governor Pawlenty is pushing the state to become a biofuels center. (Earlier post.)