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Grasses For Biofuels Studied In Northern New York
Grasses and legumes have the potential to be more economical and environmentally sustainable than corn for ethanol production, says Donald Viands, a Cornell University plant breeder researching the crops’ biofuel potential...
Late Spring Keeps Prices Steady
Spring's late arrival in much of the country delayed the price softening that typically occurs when the winter feeding season ends. As this issue closed,...
Switchgrass Grown For Ethanol Has Energy Surplus
Switchgrass grown for biofuel production yields significantly more energy than is consumed in the production and conversion into cellulosic ethanol, says Ken Vogel, a USDA-ARS geneticist in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) agronomy and horticulture department...
Profitable Partnering
Tim Tuttle's first custom work was bagging 2,500 tons of haylage in 1987. More than two decades later, he's harvesting 140,000-150,000 tons of feed per...
Low Supplies Slow Hay Sales
Prices for high-quality alfalfa hay have held steady or moved slightly higher in recent weeks with low to moderate sales activity in most of the country....
Tapping A New Market
When Richard Larsen recently sold nearly $2 million worth of hay to a company in China, he gave all the credit to Idaho Gov. Butch Otter and Ron Anderson,...
In It For The Long Haul
An attempt by the federal government to create uniform regulations for securely transporting products including baled hay and straw led to a one-man crusade...
Kindling A Niche
Burning pellets made from forages in home and business-office stoves is just one or two decent sparks away from catching fire in the U.S., says Jerry...
Fighting For Acres
Dairy producers will have to pay top dollar for high-quality alfalfa hay during the coming year, predict two ag economists who've studied the economics...
Fair Hay Brings Premium Prices
Hay supplies are so tight almost nationwide that fair-quality alfalfa hay is worth almost as much as premium-quality alfalfa was two or three years ago....
