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News ArchivesYEAR2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 MONTH Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec HEADLINES Farm tour focuses on cover crops, manure Oct. 25, 2010 – Cover crop skeptics and believers alike will have an opportunity to see first-hand how nutrients from manure applications can be captured, held and recycled to the following season during a free plot tour Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Blight Farm in Albion, MI. Cap and trade could up emissions says economist October 14, 2010, Sacramento, CA – A prominent agricultural economist said California needs a better grasp of how climate-related rules will play out in agriculture if a ballot measure fails to stall the state’s greenhouse-gas law. Bion announces Kreider Farms groundbreaking October 21, 2010, New York – Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. has announced there will be an official groundbreaking ceremony for its project at the Kreider Dairy Farm in Manheim, PA, on November 10, 2010. Grants can provide funding for new equipment October 14, 2010, Raleigh, NC – Members of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Air Quality Task Force (AAQTF) were informed of an important funding source available to retrofit or replace aging agricultural equipment and about the resulting emissions benefits during a presentation and its meeting in Raleigh, NC. New terms for defining open, confined operations October 14, 2010 – When the EPC recently approved the latest animal feeding operations rule package, the way open feedlots are distinguished from confinements was further defined. Unusual feed supplement could ease gassy cows September 8, 2010, University Park, PA – Cow belches, a major source of greenhouse gases, could be decreased by an unusual feed supplement developed by a Penn State dairy scientist. AgriLab Technologies completes new installation October 14, 2010 – AgriLab Technologies, LLP has completed installation of its’ second project in North America. Pig power from Cyprus coming to NC October 15, 2010 – Hoffland Environmental Inc, which has been generating electricity using pig manure on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, has announced it will begin using the same process to supply electricity to the electric utility, Duke Energy, in North Carolina (US). MRI finds renewable energy in chicken manure October 21, 2010, Kansas City, MO – Midwest Research Institute, known for its expertise in alternative energy, is extending its work to an undoubtedly renewable resource: animal manure primarily from chickens. Ag groups write EPA on TMDL proposal October 19, 2010 – The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) and other agricultural organizations joined with two sets of comments sent recently to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expressing deep concerns about the agency’s water regulation strategy. |
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