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Greenhouse gas, fuel efficiency standards proposed for trucks, buses
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced the first national standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel efficiency of heavy-duty trucks and buses. This comprehensive national program is projected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 250 million metric tons and save 500 million barrels
Grain market’s Turn-Around Tuesday may bite us today
Market commentary: Big gains on the grain market during the day Monday that capped off a few days of frantic trading did not hold; the weakness overnight is accelerating.
Just Hangerin’ Around
One hanger by itself goes were you direct it, stays put and serves you well, but group a pile of hangers together and they become unruly, tangle in a mess, and sometimes even bite when you try to break them apart.
Abandoned lands are gold mines for developing countries seeking energy
STANFORD, Calif. — Biofuels can be a sustainable part of the world’s energy future, especially if bioenergy agriculture is developed on currently abandoned or degraded agricultural lands, report scientists from the Carnegie Institution and Stanford University. Using these lands for energy crops, instead of converting existing croplands or clearing new land, avoids competition with food
Progress often found seed on farms
We have watched civilization marching forward, one invention at a time, over the past couple of hundred years.
Writing, and living, in the dark
This past week has been a week of challenges.
A chilly rain was falling when we went to bed on Wednesday night.
Reader sounds off on ancestry and Passion
Reader disputes last week’s writer who said Judith Sutherland is a victim of lying ancestors.
Farm bill debate demands attention
In this week’s commentary, Editor Susan Crowell comments on some of the proposals set before the U.S. House Agriculture Committee in its hearings on the next farm bill.
Pennsylvania declares drought conditions in more than half of state
The Pennsylvania Drought Task Force announced on Nov. 1 that 35 of the state’s 67 counties are experiencing drought conditions.
Volatility continues at the top of the market
Marlin Clark explains volatility at the current top of the market in this week’s rain markets report.
