Comment on Seaboard Foods and Guymon-based subsidiary embracing CNG

By Jay F. Marks, Business WriterGUYMON — Pork producer Seaboard Foods isn’t wasting much time in its push to bring sustainability to its operations. The company has embraced compressed natural gas as a cleaner-burning alternative to diesel or gasoline. Subsidiary High Plains Bioenergy began using CNG-fueled trucks to deliver its biodiesel last year, when it added 45 new trucks to its fleet. That number now has grown to 103, with Seaboard Foods CEO Terry Holton saying it could go even higher. “Seaboard Foods continues to investigate other opportunities to integrate CNG into our fleet operations, and we are excited about the potential for expansion in the near future,” he said. High Plains has contracted with TruStar Energy to build a large fast-fill CNG station in Guymon.Read more on NewsOK.com