New technology ‘repurposes’ the corn kernel for more products
SHELL ROCK, Iowa (AP) — A Shell Rock ethanol plant is one of the first in Iowa to use a Cedar Rapids-developed technology to make a high-protein animal feed ingredient.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – About 30 cattle died in Colorado last month after ingesting high levels of nitrates on a rancher’s property near Schriever Air Force Base, a veterinarian said.
Full Ohio county fairs still in limbo for 2021 as DeWine vetoes SB 375
COLUMBUS, Ohio — For the time being, Ohio county fairs are on hold for 2021. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has vetoed a bill from the Ohio legislature targeting the state health department’s ability to respond to a pandemic. His latest veto (of Senate Bill 375) rejected a bill which sought to void a health order limiting activity at Ohio county fairs. Senate Bill 375 would have voided the previous public health order that restricted Ohio fairs to junior fairs only.
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Owners of a seventh-generation family country store and orchard shared their tips for surviving the COVID-19 pandemic, businesswise, during the recent Illinois Specialty Crops Conference. Chris and Angie Eckert, owners-operators of Eckert’s Country Store and Orchard in metropolitan St. Louis said their farm – where Eckerts have grown apples for more than a century – persevered and in many ways flourished by being adaptable to pandemic restrictions and consumer preferences.
