Purdue safety guru conducts ag workshop for Ohio teens
In a study of 1,700 accidents in agricultural confined spaces (silos, grain bins, manure pits and the like) approximately one in five involved young people under the age of 21.
MMPA going into its 100th dairy year full of optimism
On the cusp of the organization’s 100th year, delegates for the Michigan Milk Producers Assoc. (MMPA) gathered for their annual meeting March 19 at the Lansing Center.
Air freshener, transplant pots take top Soy prizes
Whether their product becomes the next in a line of everyday soy-infused products like crayons, cooking oil, candles, snacks and more, three Purdue University students still managed to invent something that appealed to Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA) contest judges enough to award the team $20,000 last week.
‘Eco-friendly’ a guiding hand behind many soy innovation contest entries
One of the selling points of the runner-up winner in this year’s ISA student competition, if it gets to market, might be its environmentally-safe packaging.
House Ag Committee: End the patchwork of GMO label laws
A busy week for the House Committee on Agriculture began with a public hearing on the costs and impacts of mandatory biotechnology labeling laws, continued with a call to end the current patchwork of state-by-state labeling laws and culminated with the introduction of a federal uniform labeling standard bill that not all members of the Committee are supporting.
Gain from drones is hot topic at Boehner Farm Forum
The topic at most 8th Congressional District Farm Forums in Ohio, hosted by Rep. John Boehner, deals with laws affecting Ohio’s farmers. This Boehner-led forum normally invites experts in the agricultural industry to speak to the public about ongoing issues and concerns.
Attorney visiting with growers about Syngenta GMO release
Texas attorney Tim Maloney flies around the nation trailing lawsuits, and landed in the rural community of Grand Ridge March 24 to visit area growers, landlords, grain elevator operators, distributors, exporters and transporters about financial losses blamed on Syngenta Corp.’s genetically modified (GMO) corn seed trait known as MIR162.
