Area leaders get tour of Northern biodiesel lab

After hearing about Montana State University-Northern's excellence in biodiesel research, several community leaders took the opportunity to see where the magic happens on Thursday.

Northern's Dean of the College of Technical Sciences Greg Kegel led a tour of the university's laboratories and other research facilities in the Applied Technology Center and the adjacent future home of the Bio-Energy Research Center, where the researchers are extracting oil from oilseeds to be processed into biodiesel.

The tour drew officials from every level of government, including Havre Mayor Tim Solomon, Hil...