Beltsville farm equipment running on biodiesel fuel
These vehicles will be used for farm operations, including planting and harvesting crops, chopping hay and organic mulches, and carrying manure and livestock bedding to the BARC compost facility.
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34 trucks (pickup and dump trucks) |
53 tractors |
1 forklift |
1 loader |
4 backhoes |
1 tree stump grinder |
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1 compost turner |
1 chopper |
1 "haybine" (cuts hay) |
2 combines |
2 tanker trucks (carries liquid manure) |
2 skid loaders |
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3 bulldozers |
26 grass mowers |
3 road graders |
1 asphalt roller |
2 wood chippers |
Other USDA vehicles in the Washington, D.C., area will also run on biodiesel as part of this project.