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| New resource will help develop bio-based economy
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Open, convenient access to information will drive new biomass science and technology out of the computer network and into garages and homes. Scientists with the federal Sun Grant Initiative announced the availability of a new collection of materials designed to speed the effort.
Called BioWeb, the project is an Internet library of peer-reviewed papers and information related to bioenergy and bioproducts. Available to the public, the BioWeb is a continually expanding collection of basic and applied scientific knowledge, with some information about production economics and policy thrown in for perspective.
The Sun Grant Initiative involves a network of land grant universities collaborating with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to reduce America’s dependence on petroleum through development of a bio-based economy. The idea is to strengthen American agriculture while simultaneously improving rural economies and developing environmentally friendly manufacturing products and technologies.
The $400,000 project, supported through grants from DOE, DOT and USDA, is a collaborative effort of the five regional Sun Grant Centers. Dr. Kelly Tiller, an agricultural economist with the University of Tennessee, coordinates the project. She emphasized the information on the BioWeb meets the high standards of academic peer review.
“All of the information on the site has been reviewed by a body of scientists well-versed in their respective disciplines,” she said. “A lot of highly regarded researchers have contributed to the BioWeb – 75 strong and growing – from universities and national laboratories.”
The BioWeb is available online at http://bioweb.sungrant.org
New Holland honored by KINZE
LOGANSPORT, Ind. — New Holland Logansport of Logansport was one of only 28 dealerships in North America to receive the KINZE Merit Achievement Award during KINZE’s annual Dealer Meeting conducted in mid-July by the Williamsburg, Iowa, agricultural equipment manufacturer.
This award is based on dealership sales, parts/service support, promotion and overall management expertise. Four winners from each of seven districts throughout North America are selected each year.
Jon Bright, Joe James and Jim Straeter of New Holland Logansport accepted the honor on behalf of the dealership from KINZE District Manager Jim McGee while participating in the day-long meeting. Nearly 200 dealerships from the United States and Ontario, Canada, were represented at the meeting.
2 meat processors win honors
FRAZEYSBURG, Ohio — Two Ohio Association of Meat Processors (OAMP) members recently won national honors at the 68th Convention of the American Association of Meat Processors held in Madison, Wis.
The Sausage Shoppe in Cleveland won Reserve Grand Champion in the Innovative Pork Product Class, and Winners Meat Farm of Greenville won Champion in the Luncheon Meat-Large Class.
This year’s competition included more than 746 entries in 26 product categories. The entries were judged on the basis of aroma, flavor, eye appeal, color and texture.
OAMP will host the AAMP Convention July 24-26, 2008, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
EPA presents award to Ohio swine operation
CHICAGO, Ill. — Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 is presenting a first-time award for water resources stewardship today to an Ohio swine operation. Environmental Manager Bill Knapke will accept the award on behalf of the operator, Cooper Farms, and Pharoah Ltd., owner of the Paulding, Ohio, facility.
Ohio EPA nominated the Pharoah-Rose Grove sow facility for its exceptional record of environmental protection and innovation. The Paulding County farm houses nearly 3,000 sows, which produce about 1,000 weanling pigs per week. From there, the small pigs are transported to growing facilities in western Ohio and Indiana to be raised for market.
“Livestock production is important to the economy of the Midwest,” said Acting Regional Water Director Linda Holst. “We are partnering with state water quality agencies to identify and recognize feed lot operations that are taking a leadership role in reducing their environmental impacts.”
EPA’s Water Resources Stewardship Award acknowledges beef, dairy, swine and poultry concentrated animal feeding operations that are using technological achievements and pioneering processes and tools in their waste treatment and pollution abatement programs.
This farm news was published in the Sept. 5, 2007 issue of Farm World, serving Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan and Tennessee. |
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