Search Results for "Corn"
News Results 39 of 1000 pages
Harvest delays increase odds of yield loss for corn growers
The wet fields that have delayed growers from harvesting also increases the risk for yield loss from wildlife damage and weak plant integrity due to unfavorable weather conditions.
Opportunities exist for beef, dairy producers to utilize damaged corn
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The moldy corn that is coming out of some Indiana fields presents challenges to growers and livestock producers, but cattlemen may be able to take advantage of this unfortunate opportunity, according Purdue University beef and dairy specialists. The rumen is an organ that allows beef and dairy cattle to detoxify anything
Sweet corn fields provides growth opportunity for Akron students
22 students from the New Frontier Academy are getting lessons in marketing and hard work this summer.
The evolution of ethanol: Promising new research goes beyond corn
BROOKINGS, S.D. — Fueling up your car with ethanol produced from blue-green algae may sound far-fetched. But Bill Gibbons, a professor and researcher in South Dakota State University’s Department of Biology and Microbiology, says it is close to reality — with commercial availability of this new generation of ethanol just four or five years away.
Outlook for pork uncertain until corn prices drop, stabilize
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Pork producers are maintaining the size of the breeding herd in the face of a very uncertain financial outlook. This cautious position is expected given the wide swings in both hog and feed prices evident this spring. In addition, little change should be expected in the hog herd until the feed
Plowed under: Corn stalks next targets of ethanol squeeze
WASHINGTON – If conservation of soil organic matter is taken into account, the United States at best has to cut in half the amount of cornstalks that can be harvested to produce ethanol, according to an Agricultural Research Service study.
Take a virtual tour of corn ethanol plant March 13
COLUMBUS — Ohio State University’s Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering wraps up its winter seminar series at noon March 13 with “A Virtual Tour of an Ohio Corn Ethanol Plant” by Fred Michel, an associate professor in the department. Michel’s research focuses on, among other things, developing new or improved bioprocessing technologies. Attend
Fall brings memories of harvests past
Judith Sutherland shares what she remembers best about fall during her childhood – running her hands through an abundance of golden shelled corn.
Looking and hoping for market change
Maybe this is the week of the big thaw … we can only hope.
Boosting global corn yields depends on improving key nutrients
Ensuring that corn absorbs the right balance of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium is crucial to increasing global yields, a Purdue and Kansas State University study finds.
