Monthly Archives: June 2012
Energy-dense biofuel from cellulose close to being economical
A new Purdue University-developed process for creating biofuels has shown potential to be cost-effective for production scale, opening the door for moving beyond the laboratory setting.
Farm to Fork: Pa. teen starts beef cattle enterprise with a market for next...
A Pennsylvania teen is starting his own beef enterprise, and has locked in a 10-year market at nearby Grove City College through Bon Appetit's Farm to Fork program.
Progress: Smartphone apps for weed control
Mobile app puts power of reporting invasive weed spread in hands of everyone.
Pork industry creates a ‘certified swine manager’ program, curriculum
A new Certified Swine Manager program is being introduced this fall to take pork producers to the next level in professionalism.
Student welders can register to compete at Empire Farm Days
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. -- Students interested in competing in the New York State FFA welding contest at Empire Farm Days are encouraged to preregister...
Food isn’t the only resource we need to worry about
Examples of how water use can be managed successfully to feed a growing world population can be found in locations as diverse as Nebraska and India, but there's no one-size-fits-all solution to the challenges ahead, said the director of the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska.
Goat meat is in high demand
This is a sidebar to our main feature on meat goats. Click here for that article.
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Meat goat producers like Marty...
Overholts, Brewers focused on goats, and market opportunity
Almost neighbors, two Ohio goat producers are capitalizing on a strong market and an animal that is practical to raise.
Scam alert: President Obama won’t pay your energy bills
FirstEnergy Corp. is warning customers of its 10 electric distribution companies to be wary of bogus claims that President Obama will help pay utility bills for residential customers through a special federal program.
Weeds: Measure twice, spray once
It seems the time right after making first cutting hay is always a time for me to address some of those unwanted weed issues -- not in the hay fields, but in the fence rows, around buildings and in pastures.
