2007 - Page 60 of 105 - Farm and Dairy

Home 2007

Harvesting manure for energy source

June 21, 2007

HEREFORD, Texas - Clean manure may sound like an oxymoron, but Texas A&M is working with feedyard owners to help them get the most "spark" from it as a fuel source.

Extreme Back 40 makeover

Other News -

June 21, 2007

PRINCETON, Ky. - Technology has advanced at a rapid pace on the farm, from satellites guiding farmers through their fields to equipment allowing a tractor to steer itself.

EPA studying air quality around large livestock farms

Other News -

June 21, 2007

WASHINGTON - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the beginning of the first-ever nationwide

Digging deep: World plowing contest to be remembered

Other News -

June 21, 2007

PEEBLES, Ohio - The World Conservation Exposition and Plowing Contest was held at Peebles, in Adams County, Ohio, Sept.

Composites made from plant materials hit market

Other News -

June 21, 2007

ITHACA, N.Y. - Biodegradable composites made entirely from plant materials could save landfill space, reduce carcinogens in homes and workplaces and boost the economy.

Skelton animal cruelty charges settled

Andrea Zippay -

June 21, 2007

CANFIELD, Ohio - Eleven horses are being hauled back to Canfield this week after Thomas Skelton, the horseman who owned or boarded the animals and had been charged with animal cruelty, reached a plea agreement in court.

Minor details

Andrea Zippay -

June 21, 2007

EIGHTY FOUR, Pa. - Bev Minor hangs out on the front porch of The Spring House, overlooking the Eighty Four auction barn and just around the corner from the 84 Lumber world headquarters.

A passion for wind power

Andrea Zippay -

June 21, 2007

MILLERSBURG, Ohio - Bernie Caldwell calls wind power his passion. And thankfully, for the 40-plus people who gathered at the Millersburg library to hear him talk on the subject last week, he's not just a blowhard.