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Loudon County, Tenn., Farmer Investing in Sunflower Crop to Make a Profit
Fri Sep 3, 2010 02:35 PM CDT
Recent dry weather and a weak economy have been hard on East Tennessee farmers but one farmer is trying an alternative crop to survive in agriculture, WATE-TV Channel 6 Knoxville reported on Thursday. Don Bailey of Loudon County planted 50 acres of sunflowers in an attempt to generate more income.
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Attorney Sentenced to 26 Months in Biodiesel Scam
Fri Sep 3, 2010 02:34 PM CDT
Disbarred Tennessee attorney H. Max Speight was sentenced to 26 months in jail for defrauding a federal biofuels subsidy program, according to the Hattiesburg (Miss.) American. Speight and William T. "Tommy" Tacker II of Okolona, Miss., were partners in Biodiesel of Mississippi Inc., which built a plant that went bankrupt in 2006.
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Peace Country Canola Harvest Ahead of Southern Alberta
Fri Sep 3, 2010 02:33 PM CDT
Canola farmers of the Peace Country area of Alberta, Canada have been able to begin harvesting earlier than other regions of the province as the region has seen less rain recently, the Daily Grande Prairie Herald-Tribune reported on Thursday.
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Disease Found in Wild Pigs in N.M. Can Infect Cattle
Fri Sep 3, 2010 02:33 PM CDT
A feral hog from Eddy County in southern New Mexico has tested positive for pseudorabies, according to the Associated Press. Pseudorabies is a viral disease that can infect cattle and wildlife. About 22 feral hogs from the area were tested over a three-month period, and one test was positive for the disease.
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Crops Ahead of Schedule
Fri Sep 3, 2010 02:30 PM CDT
Farmers in the Austin, Minn., area are looking forward to a harvest completely different from last year, the Austin Daily Herald reported Thursday. At this point last year, corn and soybean crops are at least 10 days behind average after the cool weather slowed crop development.
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Company Wants Wet Mill Waste for Feed Product
Thu Sep 2, 2010 03:08 PM CDT
Novera Protein Inc. has developed a patented process to convert wet distillers grains and/or syrup into new type of animal feed, Ethanol Producer reported. The process uses wet brewers grains, WDGs, syrup or a combination of two of the three ingredients, then adds protein to alter the amino acid structure of the final protein.
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Cannon Keeps Birds From Dairy, But Neighbors Unhappy
Thu Sep 2, 2010 03:07 PM CDT
Residents living near the University of Illinois' dairy farm are unhappy with the school's efforts to keep birds out of the dairy barn, the Associated Press reported. The farms manager and his employees have been using a propane cannon to scare birds away and keep them out of cattle feed.
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Pennsylvania Landfill Project Switches Gears
Thu Sep 2, 2010 03:07 PM CDT
Pennsylvania-based Resource Recovery has changed its original plans to build a municipal landfill in Rush Township, Pa., in favor of building an ethanol plant and smaller-scale landfill on the site, according to Biofuels International.
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Fiberight Brings Iowa Ethanol Plant Back to Life
Thu Sep 2, 2010 03:07 PM CDT
A 12-year-old Iowa ethanol plant has found new life in a new company, Vinton Today in Vinton, Iowa, said, as Fiberight LLC plans to produce ethanol using paper mill waste. The plant was previously owned by Xethanol, which started production at the plant in 2005.
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Pecan, Tobacco Farmers Eye Unexpectedly Good Crops
Thu Sep 2, 2010 03:06 PM CDT
Despite hot weather damaging row crops such as peanuts and cotton, the weather has aided tobacco and pecan crops, which are on pace for a good year, the Savannah Morning News reported on Wednesday. Lenny Wells, a pecan specialist with University of Georgia Cooperative Extension said pecan trees are alternate-bearing, meaning they produce a full crop every other year and this year was suppose to be an off year for pecan production.
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U.S. Sues West Michigan Farm for Antibiotics in Cows
Wed Sep 1, 2010 02:37 PM CDT
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing a western Michigan dairy it claims sold cows that contained illegal traces of antibiotics in their bodies, according to the Associated Press. Justice Department officials filed a complaint Tuesday in a federal court in Grand Rapids that Scenic View Dairy sold cows from three farms for human consumption in spite of numerous warnings.
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Dorada Poultry Announces Plan to Open in Okla. Plant
Wed Sep 1, 2010 02:36 PM CDT
Oklahoma City-based Dorada Poultry recently announced it will occupy a former Tyson Foods facility in Ponca City, Okla., Trading Markets reported. Dorada will use the 180,000-square-foot plant to provide chicken products to McDonald's in the U.S.
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Indianapolis-Based Xylogenics Licenses Yeast Strain to Ethanol Producer
Wed Sep 1, 2010 02:33 PM CDT
Indianapolis-based Xylogenics has licensed a yeast strain developed at the Indiana University School of Medicine, to an ethanol-yeast provider company, according to the Indianapolis Business Journal. Xylogenics said the yeast can increase ethanol yields and lower costs of producing corn ethanol.
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Aussie Algae Biofuels Company to List
Wed Sep 1, 2010 02:32 PM CDT
Australian firm Algae Tec Ltd plans to list on the Australian Securities Exchange and has signed two deals, in Australia and China, to deploy technology that can be used to generate biofuels from algae, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
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Japanese Farmers Work on FMD through New Pork Project
Tue Aug 31, 2010 02:36 PM CDT
Japanese pig farmers are joining together in a new plan to fight foot and mouth disease, Vetsweb reported. Pig farmers are beginning their "New Pork Project" to rebuild the industry and prevent future outbreaks of FMD and other disease outbreaks.
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Study: Dairy Cow Antibiotics Don't Hurt Ground Water
Tue Aug 31, 2010 02:35 PM CDT
Antibiotics given routinely to dairy cattle pose no threat to ground water, according to University of California-Davis scientists. The study provided the first comprehensive look at antibiotics used on dairy farms and their effect on groundwater.
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Ethanol Policy May Determine Australia's Next Government
Tue Aug 31, 2010 02:33 PM CDT
Biofuels Digest reported that biofuels policy may drive the results of a federal election in Australia. The election last week resulted in a hung parliament. "According to Digest sources and local reports, a trio of independent, rural-based MPs based in New South Wales and Queensland holds the balance of power in the new parliament and has made support of rural development and biofuels a condition of support for the conservative and Labor parties vying to form the new government," the blog said.
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Singapore Dignitaries Visit Hoke Ethanol Plant
Tue Aug 31, 2010 02:33 PM CDT
Singapore's Ambassador to the U.S., Chan Heng Chee, Monday toured what is considered to be the largest ethanol plant on the East Coast, looking for potential investment opportunities for her country, the Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer reported.
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Weather Helps Farmers Move Towards Harvest
Mon Aug 30, 2010 02:45 PM CDT
The corn crop of the Danville, Ill., area is ahead of schedule, especially compared to harvests in the past two years, which were delayed by cool and damp weather, and the soybeans are right on schedule, the Commercial-News reported on Monday.
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USDA Announces Recall of Ground Beef Suspected of E. Coli Contamination
Mon Aug 30, 2010 02:44 PM CDT
Cargill Meal Solutions of Wyalusing, Pa., is recalling about 8,500 pounds of ground beef that could be contaminated with a type of E. coli bacteria, according to the Washington Post. The Pennsylvania Food Safety and Inspection Service linked three illnesses in New York and Maine with the recalled ground beef.
