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Parkinson: Kansas ahead of many in wind power
The Wichita Eagle
About a year ago, Parkinson said, Kansas had 364 megawatts of wind power. At year's end, it will produce 1,015 megawatts, making Kansas No. 7 in the nation in wind production.
Mandate Mess: Ethanol damages marine engines, gas tanks
LakeExpo
The phase separation of the E10 fuel can cause your marine engine to ingest a blend of alcohol and water when you start it up after as little as 2 to 4 weeks.
Ethanol Loading Facilities Fuel Concerns
KSBE.com
WASHINGTON -- The nation's move toward renewable fuels has fueled a booming business for ethanol producers. The industry said it is on track to produce a record 9 billion gallons this year.
UNL ag economist touts future of ethanol
The Grand Island Independent
GRAND ISLAND - Despite much controversy about ethanol in the recent food vs. fuel debate, the corn-based alternative fuel won't vanish from America's energy consciousness anytime soon, said a University of Nebraska-Lincoln agricultural economist Tuesday in Grand Island.
Agribusinesses to collaborate on corn residue
Chicago Tribune
Three agribusiness giants-Archer Daniels Midland Co., Deere & Co., and Monsanto Co.-said Tuesday they have agreed to collaborate on research that will explore the potential of transforming corn-crop residues into feed and bioenergy products.
Consumers worry more about food safety than a host of other issues
Meatingplace.com
The survey showed respondents were more worried about food safety than war, immigration issues, global warming and humane handling issues. They were less worried about food safety, however, than rising costs of all kinds and their own financial situation.
Maple Leaf Foods plant involved in massive recall remains closed
Meatingplace.com
Maple Leaf wants extra time to complete additional equipment disassembly and further tests. The processor has recalled more than 200 products produced at the plant, making it one of the largest food recalls ever in Canada.
Wind Energy Bumps Into Power Grid's Limits
The New York Times
When the builders of the Maple Ridge Wind farm spent $320 million to put nearly 200 wind turbines in upstate New York, the idea was to get paid for producing electricity. But at times, regional electric lines have been so congested that Maple Ridge has been forced to shut down even with a brisk wind blowing.
Sold! Posilac, for $300 million
Plenty
Controversy about whether rBST, one of the first applications of genetic engineering in food production, affects human health adversely still rages (there's no question about the way inducing cows to produce an additional gallon of milk a day, as Posilac does, burns them cows)
Survey Shows Shoppers Won't Compromise on Food Quality
The Wall Street Journal
The survey, conducted by Harris Interactive(R), also found two in three adults (67 percent) prefer to buy natural and/or organic foods to conventional foods if prices are comparable, and they would like to find ways to be able to buy these foods within their budget (66 percent).
Wind farm coalition seeks landowners' input
Hutchinson News
Coalition members are "strongly in favor of the wind farm," the release noted, and they think a coalition will help inform and unify landowners.
NCGA Editorial: Ethanol Truth Squad Still Needs To Patrol For Inaccurate Information
Cattle Network
We believe farmers and food producers should be working together, not driving stakes in each other's hearts. We also know that not everyone agrees on this issue and dissenters may never understand or accept the facts.
RENEWED ENERGY: Cellulosic Ethanol Benefits Come At A Price
Cattle Network
Supporters claim the second-generation biofuel is more flexible and environmentally friendly than ethanol derived from food crops. With growing corn ethanol production viewed by many - fairly or not - as a culprit in rocketing global food inflation, cellulosic ethanol is considered to be more socially responsible.
Money to help conservation efforts
The Garden City Telegram
The funding is a portion of the remaining payment from Colorado to Kansas after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1995 that Colorado violated the compact by taking more water than it was entitled to and owed damages to Kansas.
Youths see bright future in farming; old hands recall some dimmer days
The Des Moines Register
"Everything is higher today, whether it's oil or fertilizer or land," Heintz said. "But the risk is greater. I wasn't nearly as scared back in the 1930s as I am now."
Research-based Manure Management Web Resource Available for Livestock Producers, Others
The Salina Journal
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- The topic is always the science of manure management at the Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center, which connects experts from land-grant universities and federal agencies with animal producers and their advisers.
Agronomist Gives Tips for Wheat Planted at Non-Optimal Times
The Salina Journal
"Hessian fly, aphids, and wheat curl mites are more likely to invade earlier-planted wheat, causing damage and vectoring viral diseases such as barley yellow dwarf and wheat streak mosaic,"
Wind opponents file lawsuit
Hays Daily News
Opponents of a proposed wind farm southwest of Hays filed a lawsuit in Ellis County District Court on Tuesday seeking to reverse the decision to issue a conditional-use permit.