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Toyota’s New Power Plant Will Create Clean Energy from Manure
Futurism | Posted onDecember 7, 2017 in NewsJapanese automobile giant Toyota is making some exciting moves in the realm of renewable, clean energy. The company is planning to build a power plant in California that turns the methane gas produced by cow manure into water, electricity, and hydrogen. The project, known as the Tri-Gen Project, was unveiled at this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show. The plant, which will be located at the Port of Long Beach in California, will be “the world’s first commercial-scale 100% renewable power and hydrogen generation plant." Toyota is expecting the plant to come online in about 2020.
Will Puerto Rico's dairy industry survive after Hurricane Maria?
Marketplace | Posted onDecember 7, 2017 in Agriculture NewsSeventy-two days after Hurricane Maria, much of the island of Puerto Rico still has issues with power. Lack of electricity is a huge problem for residents and business owners. You move away from San Juan, and the issue is clear. Hatillo, a northern coastal town, is a major producer of the island's milk. The hurricane’s destruction on the streets of Hatillo is obvious.
AVMA November 2017 State Legislative Update
AVMA | Posted onDecember 7, 2017 in Agriculture, SARL Members and Alumni NewsIn Massachusetts, a bill has been put forth to allow veterinarians to dispense compounded medication from a pharmacy under certain conditions. This bill would also allow a veterinarian to compound medication, for individual patients within a VCPR, as long as the veterinarian does not compound from bulk supplies, does not duplicate proprietary products, does not wholesale cliniccompounded medications, and does not compound federally controlled substances for dispensing.
Washington State Department of Agriculture puts hemp on hiatus due to money shortage
Capital Press | Posted onDecember 5, 2017 in Agriculture, SARL Members and Alumni NewsWashington’s hemp program, not yet a year old, has stopped issuing licenses because of a budget deficit. Restarting the program for a second growing season may depend on whether state lawmakers are willing to invest $287,000 into nurturing a hemp industry that faces high regulatory costs.“Without the additional appropriations, we would need to shut down the program,” state Department of Agriculture spokesman Hector Castro said.
Michigan State University hosts Beginning Farmer Webinar Series
Michigan State University | Posted onDecember 5, 2017 in Agriculture, SARL Members and Alumni NewsMichigan residents interested in engaging in new agricultural enterprises sometimes lack knowledge, experience and technical support to get started. MSU Extension educators and specialists receive numerous inquiries seeking basic, startup information for beginning farmers. Since 2012, they have filled this need through the Beginning Farmer Webinar Series. New farm businesses provide jobs, income and increased economic activity and social stability with increased food security to communities.
Generation Z expresses different attitudes toward ag, farm succession
Delta Farm Press | Posted onDecember 5, 2017 in Agriculture NewsMembers of Generation Z (young men and women aged 18 to 22) with strong ties to agriculture exhibit significantly different attitudes toward government involvement in agriculture, farm succession, ag technology, and brand loyalty than do previous generations, including Baby Boomers and Generations X and Y (representing an age range of 28 to 74). Generation Z members, for instance, have a more positive attitude toward government involvement, less brand loyalty, and more interest in technology, but are much less likely to choose farming as an occupation.
Missouri sets strict internal policies for sale, use of dicamba
High Plains Journal | Posted onDecember 5, 2017 in Agriculture, SARL Members and Alumni NewsMFA will launch an intensive scouting protocol this spring to track soybean growth and provide timely information to applicators about crop progress. A network of “sentinel plots” will be established, representing the average planting dates and maturity ranges of soybeans in different regions of MFA’s service territory. These plots will be scouted every Monday and reports sent to all MFA employees on Tuesday mornings with notes about maturity and potential cutoff dates for spraying dicamba.
Trophy hunting may cause extinction in a changing environment
Science Daily | Posted onDecember 5, 2017 in Rural NewsTrophy hunting and other activities involving the targeting of high-quality male animals could lead to the extinction of certain species faced with changing environmental conditions, according to new research.
What Does Trade Mean to Your Bottom Line
Hoosier Ag Today | Posted onDecember 5, 2017 in Agriculture, Federal NewsHenderson pointed out that, when ag exports increase, the farm economy does better, thus good trade deals are important to the economic prosperity of U.S. farmers. Yet, a good NAFTA deal is more than just continued tariff-free access to Canada and Mexico for U.S. corn and soybeans, “We are going to have some segments of U.S. agriculture like the poultry and dairy sectors, that are going to have a different perspective on trade with Canada and Mexico that corn and soybean growers.” U.S. dairy and poultry producers say the current NAFTA deal is unfair to their industry.
This Robot Handles The Entire Process Of Growing Lettuce By Itself
Fast Company | Posted onDecember 5, 2017 in Agriculture, Food NewsInside a warehouse in the middle of the suburban office sprawl of San Carlos, a Silicon Valley town south of San Francisco, hundreds of heads of lettuce and herbs grow next to a mobile robot designed to move the plants as they get bigger.