Super Farm Class Pullers Commit to Biodiesel

TOMAH, Wis. – June 23, 2006 – Super Farm Tractors are burning biodiesel this season as drivers and sponsors of the Wisconsin Tractor Pullers Association (WTPA) commit to the high-powered, homegrown renewable fuel.

Biodiesel is a domestically produced, renewable fuel made from animal fats and vegetable oils, such as soybeans. To start things off, North Prairie Productions, LLC, Waterloo, Wisconsin provided biodiesel to help fuel participating tractors in the Super Farm class at this season’s WTPA events.

North Prairie Productions also has established a special award purse for WTPA pullers in this Class who fuel their engines with biodiesel throughout the season. Awards will be presented based on season-long point accumulations. Participating tractors can be identified at pulling events by a special decal indicating that they are “Powered by biodiesel provided by North Prairie Productions.”

“Biodiesel is safe for any compression-ignition, diesel engine without modification,” says Jeff Pieterick, vice-president, North Prairie Productions, LLC. “Because it is a cleaner-burning diesel fuel that also is simple to use, biodegradable, nontoxic and essentially free of sulfur and aromatics, biodiesel is fast becoming the preferred, alternative fuel in America.”

As a pure fuel, biodiesel contains no petroleum but it is typically blended with petroleum diesel to create biodiesel blends from five percent (B-5) to 20 percent (B-20). Biodiesel significantly improves the lubricity of petroleum diesel fuel at levels as low as 2 percent (B2) and therefore is a preferred addition to petroleum-based, ultra-low sulfur fuels.

North Prairie Productions, LLC, is based in Waterloo, Wisconsin, with intentions of building a large-scale, commercial biodiesel plant in the south-central part of the state. Additional company information and background on biodiesel is available on the company website at www.npnrg.com or by calling toll-free at 877-299-2435.