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Stover as biofuel raises new questions
04.09.2008 06:55
iowafarmertoday.com
As industry and public policy move toward embracing cellulosic eth-anol as an energy source of the future, one seemingly simple question keeps popping up: How much stover can you safely take off a cornfield?
Iowa
Agriculture
Stunted beans a challenge at harvest
04.09.2008 06:55
iowafarmertoday.com
The cooler-than-normal temperatures have caused soybean pods to be closer to the ground. That could mean cutting beans this fall could be tricky for many farmers.
Iowa
Agriculture
Program targets improving , seed lines for low-input farms
04.09.2008 06:55
iowafarmertoday.com
AMES --- Linda Pollak steps into the corn test plot, pausing to let her eyes adjust to the shade of the stalks.
Iowa
Agriculture
Perfect cow depends on conditions
04.09.2008 06:55
iowafarmertoday.com
CASCADE -- Dale Manternach says his cows may not be perfect, but they are perfectly suited for his operation.
Iowa
Agriculture
Flex leases gain interest
04.09.2008 06:55
iowafarmertoday.com
Traditionally, most farmland rental contracts in the Midwest have been either crop-share or cash leases.
Iowa
Agriculture
Tractor collecting new family hobby
04.09.2008 06:55
iowafarmertoday.com
ADRIAN, Mo. --- Eric Silver isn’t sure how he got started collecting and restoring Minneapolis-Moline tractors.
Iowa
Agriculture
Corn cob ethanol production near
04.09.2008 06:55
iowafarmertoday.com
POET LLC, formerly known as Broin, announced last week it would produce ethanol from corn cobs and fiber by the end of the year at its research center in Scottland, S.D.
Iowa
Agriculture
Collector favors 40 series; says it’s simple to work on
04.09.2008 06:55
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MONTICELLO --- After quitting being a truck driver, Mike Muller found another challenge --- restoring John Deere tractors on his Jones County farm.
Iowa
Agriculture
Nutrition, genetics go hand in hand
04.09.2008 06:54
iowafarmertoday.com
IDA GROVE --- Ask Mason Fleenor for the best predictor of a quality beef carcass, and genetics is a quick answer.
Iowa
Agriculture
Tractor collection started as father-son activity
04.09.2008 06:54
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HUXLEY --- Mike Kalsem walks into the farm shop where not one, not two, but three old Oliver tractors rest in various states of dismemberment.
Iowa
Agriculture
Early weaning jump-starts cows
04.09.2008 06:54
iowafarmertoday.com
DIAGONAL --- It may not be the Wild West, but Southwest Iowa’s version of a traditional roundup might occur near here yearly on Labor Day weekend.
Iowa
Agriculture
Butter homage paid to Iowa Nobel winner
04.09.2008 06:54
iowafarmertoday.com
DES MOINES --- Most of the people walking through the line outside the window are talking about the butter cow or the butter figure of Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson.
Iowa
Agriculture
Tax credit aids new farmers
04.09.2008 06:54
iowafarmertoday.com
with rent By Gene Lucht, Iowa Farmer Today Jeff Ward would like to remind small or beginning farmers they have a relatively new weapon in their arsenal when negotiating rental contracts this year, thanks to the beginning farmer tax credit.
Iowa
Agriculture
New technology puts genetic material in the right place
04.09.2008 06:54
iowafarmertoday.com
FLOYD --- Pam Johnson says new advances in corn-trait technology will bring about savings to companies and corn growers.
Iowa
Agriculture
Farmer plans to appeal permit denial
04.09.2008 06:54
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DES MOINES (AP) --- A Dallas County farmer plans to appeal the decision of a panel that denied him permits for two large hog confinements.
Iowa
Agriculture
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