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Monday, October 06, 2008
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Amaizing Energy installs SMAART(tm) Oil technology
Primafuel Solutions is the selected technology provider, after much research, to install a corn oil extraction process at the Amaizing Energy plant in Denison. — Full Story »
Go Green with 4-H
Story County 4-H and Iowa 4-H Foundations will raffle a 2008 Ford F-150 flex-fuel truck. The Ford Motor Company has partnered with the Iowa 4-H Foundation to raise funds and awareness for Iowa's 4-H programs. — Full Story »
Prairie Pedlar blooms
Jack and Jane Hogue started planting flower gardens at their Odebolt home in 1985.
The Hogues got their parents and their three children, Janna, Tyler and Emily, involved in growing the flowers. Seven acres of land, west of their home, became available for sale in 1995 so the Hogue family purchased the land to expand their flower gardens. They spent two years restoring the bow-truss barn and school, landscaping and adding theme gardens. The gardens became known as "Prairie Pedlar" and officially opened to the public in 1997 for viewing. "The word 'pedlar' is an old English spelling," explained Jack Hogue.
— Full Story »
Rep River management decisions coming next year
Key legal decisions for the future of Republican Basin water management won't be made until 2009.
— Full Story »
Midlands farmers feel market swings
While Lincoln-area farmer Dave Nielsen was out combining soybeans Monday, he figures $24,000 evaporated from the value of the crop he was harvesting, thanks to Wall Street anxieties and a drop in November-delivery soybean futures prices.
— Full Story »
Maize maze and pumpkin patch offer family fun
Dan Ellis and his family have created an 11-acre corn maze to add to the enjoyment of their annual pumpkin patch at Harvest Home.
— Full Story »
Enthusiasm prevails among area producers
If agriculture producers in the North Platte Valley area have one thing in common this fall, it's enthusiasm.
Grower prices are among the best they've been in years, and although weather has reduced yields, in most cases there is still an average or above average crop waiting to be harvested. — Full Story »
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