JEFFERSON CITY, MO - On National Biodiesel Day, March 18, the clean fuels industry celebrates a milestone in renewable fuel history while honoring the legacy of Rudolf Diesel, the visionary behind the diesel engine. Diesel originally designed his engine to operate on peanut oil, recognizing the potential of vegetable oils as…
Join Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health in celebrating Ag Literacy Week this week, March 18-22, as they share messages from the Telling the Story Project. The goal of agricultural literacy is to help youth become aware of how the agricultural industry works - not just where food comes…
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Rattan Lal, a pioneer in soil-centric agricultural management to improve food security globally and a leader in developing climate resilient agriculture, will give the 2024 Roscoe Ellis, Jr. Lecture in Soil Science at Kansas State University on March 26. Lal’s talk – Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Management…
March 18-22 is Ag Literacy Week and the Telling the Story Project team members are helping you spread the word. A toolkit has been created to help share these stories and can be found here: https://tellingthestoryproject.org/social-media/. It contains social media posts linking to personal stories told by farmers, agricultural workers, family…
TAMPA, FL– With the deluge of information about products in the biologicals market, farmers may feel bombarded with marketing messages rather than getting real and insightful perspectives. Mosaic Biosciences™ is committed to bringing science and transparency to the biologicals market, evident through their new Frontier Fields initiative. Frontier Fields will…
Unit sales of 100+ horsepower ag tractors increased slightly in February 2024 in the U.S., according to new data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. The month recorded an increase of 2.8 percent compared to February 2023. However, year-to-date data reflects sales below 2023 in total units of ag tractors…
GENEVA--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Cargill announces promising results from six-month Pyxis Ocean trial as wind power drive moves maritime industry towards renewable energy This highlights the possibility of advancing the use of When two large rigid wind sails, ``Windwings® ' ' developed by BAR Technologies, were installed on MC Shipping's ``Camsamax'' vessel, the performance matched expectations…
LYONS, NEBRASKA – Sandra Renner, of West Point, has been appointed chief people officer with the Center for Rural Affairs. Over the past decade, she has served in several capacities with the Center, most recently as farm and community director. As chief people officer, a newly created position, she’ll work across the…
University of Nebraska Interim President Chris Kabourek was joined today by NU leaders in issuing statements on the bipartisan federal spending bill approved by the House and Senate and signed by the President. The budget package includes $25 million for construction of a USDA Agricultural Research Service facility located at…
The prescribed burning season in Kansas has started. While this year has been a bit less conducive for wildfires, with at/below average fire activity expected (see recent eUpdate article at https://bit.ly/3P14l5r), precautions must be taken to ensure burning goes as planned. This article discusses reasons for conducting a prescribed burn and…