Monthly Archives: August 2008
USDA proposes downer cow rule
WASHINGTON -- The USDA revealed Aug. 27 a proposed rule to amend the federal meat inspection regulations to initiate a complete ban on the...
New biopesticide for organic food boom
PHILADELPHIA -- With the boom in consumption of organic foods creating a pressing need for natural insecticides and herbicides that can be used on...
Check out the latest Stark County Fair photos
Stark County Fair Grand and Reserve Champion livestock projects
Aug. 27 and Aug. 30 sales.
Click on a photo to stop the slideshow and see exhibitor...
Straw residue too valuable to use for biofuels production
PULLMAN, Wash.-- Wheat growers should think twice before harvesting crop residue for cellulosic ethanol production, said Ann Kennedy, a USDA-Agricultural Research Service soil scientist."In...
Construction permits issued for nation’s first cellulosic ethanol plant
IRVINE, Calif. -- BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc., a leader in cellulosic ethanol production technology, was granted a conditional-use permit from the County of Los...
Monroe County Junior Fair livestock auction results
Find out who won the junior fair market livestock competitions at this year’s Monroe County Fair.
4-H’ers are winners at Cuyahoga County Fair
They raise 4-H livestock in urban Cuyahoga County? Yep. Here are the names and hotos of winners from the 2008 Cuyahoga County Fair market livestock competitions.
Westmoreland County Fair market livestock auction results
Find out who won the junior fair market livestock competitions at this year's Westmoreland County Fair.
Farm machinery exports gain 30.5 percent
MILWAUKEE — Exports of U.S. agricultural-related equipment to nations around the world topped $5.8 billion dollars for the first half of 2008 compared to midyear 2007 numbers, for an increase of 30.5 percent, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers.
John Deere expanding U.S. tractor works; also investing in Brazilian operations
John Deere is expanding its tractor works in Iowa and is also expanding manufacturing capacity in Brazil.
