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Fuel your car with the morning news: Experts convert paper to gasoline
NEW ORLEANS — Tulane University scientists have discovered a novel bacterial strain, dubbed TU-103, that can use paper to produce butanol, a biofuel that can serve as a substitute for gasoline.
Abandoned mine map available on CD-ROM
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey, has released a digital version of Map EG-3, Known Abandoned Underground Mines of Ohio, on CD-ROM. Along with a PDF file of the map, which can be printed by users, the CD-ROM features geographic information system data on abandoned underground mines throughout Ohio.
USDA awards grants for renewable energy products
WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that USDA Rural Development has selected for funding 68 study grants nationwide to determine the feasibility of renewable energy projects. Areas The grants cover all five regions identified by Vilsack in his October speech to the National Press Club. The regions include the Northeast, Central/East, Southeast (including
Farm Science Review bioenergy program aimed at hobby farmers
LONDON, Ohio — Small-acreage and hobby farmers interested in transitioning to energy independence can find more information at Farm Science Review on how to use on-farm resources as renewable energy. When and where Maurus Brown, an Ohio State University Extension specialist who is involved in bioenergy initiatives at OSU South Centers at Piketon, will present
Craves are Dairymen of the Year
MADISON, Wis. — Farming with family members is a time-honored tradition — a tradition that has led one Wisconsin dairy farm family to a new honor. The Crave brothers of Waterloo, Wis., have been named 2008 World Dairy Expo Dairymen of the Year. Four Crave brothers — Charles, George, Tom and Mark — received the
Ammonia emissions under scrutiny
NORCROSS, Ga. — With the renewed emphasis on getting the most benefit out of fertilizers, no one wants to lose ammonia from applied nitrogen fertilizer. Research has given us excellent management tools for keeping ammonia where it belongs — in the soil. This includes using the right form of fertilizer, placing it in the proper
‘Seven Sisters’ quilt made for raffle
The 17th annual Panhandle Piecemakers Quilt Show will be held June 8-9 at the John D. Rockefeller Career Center in New Cumberland, W.Va.
Cost-share funds in Ohio: Program targets livestock farmers
Livestock farmers in seven designated Ohio counties can participate in a new cost-share funding program.
Manage your woodlands for wildlife
SALEM, Ohio – Songbirds hiding in the brush, wild turkeys eating acorns, and white-footed mice darting between trees.
FSA offices will not close
SALEM, Ohio – Just weeks after the USDA announced it would be closing more than 700 Farm Service Agency offices across the country, it scrapped its plans.
