The Politics of Ethanol
To the Editor: Connect With Us on Twitter For Op-Ed, follow @nytopinion and to hear from the editorial page editor, Andrew Rosenthal, follow @andyrNYT. Re “For First Time, E.P.A. Proposes Reducing...
View ArticleEverybody is talking about acorns this year
Most years, few people other than hunters take an interest in acorn production. Not this year. The scarcity of acorns has been front-page news and the subject of TV news features. The Roanoke Times...
View ArticleAmerican Farmland Trust: As You Give Thanks, Tell Congress To Protect Farmland
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Andrew McElwaine, President and CEO of the American Farmland Trust, issued the following statement on the status of negotiations in Congress on the...
View ArticleGFP Reminds Hunters to Register for Winter Depredation Hunts (State of South...
(Source: State of South Dakota) As winter approaches in South Dakota, the Department of Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) reminds resident hunters of a unique opportunity that may exist later this winter....
View ArticleWith mountains of data, tech experts work to help farms weather climate shifts
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- If farmers can't change the weather - or a seesawing climate - perhaps data-crunchers can outwit Mother Nature. Technologies like those refined by a Silicon Valley company with an...
View ArticleWild turkeys once again plentiful in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. The wild turkey has completed its comeback in Michigan, but not all are thrilled with the development. Farmers say the birds eat wheat and pull corn out of the ground soon after the...
View ArticleAnalysis: High-ethanol gas - Not coming to a pump near you
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A month ago, Steve Walk was on the brink of deals to sell two big oil refiners some of his company's specialized oil pumps, which serve up fuel that is 85 percent ethanol, a...
View ArticleMove Over, Big Ag: Sustainability's Moment Is Here
What if one of the most prosperous periods for agriculture in the United States is actually a facade? On its face, the amount of money agriculture contributes to the U.S. economy, around $444 billion...
View ArticleBangalore: Habitat destruction makes rare birds rarer
Development is taking its toll on birds, and it is getting worse every year. Fifteen bird species that are found in India have been declared ‘Critically Endangered’ in the just released IUCN Red List...
View ArticleCity girl promotes Bath County deer hunting
In the 60s and 70s, Bath County was the jewel of deer hunting in Virginia. Outdoor Life published a feature on the county's big bucks. Hunters came from miles around, Ohio, West Virginia, Tidewater...
View ArticleWild turkeys carve out place in Mich.
Charles E. Ramirez The Detroit News Comments Purchase Image Wild turkeys eat remnants of the harvested corn at Grand Valley Farms in Rives Junction. The turkeys have been damaging his corn, wheat and...
View ArticleMallard migration nears peek as dark geese come into season
Nov 27:Willoughby: Praise for Colorado's waterfowl hunting reservation systemNov 25:Call for Colorado hunting boycott misses markNov 20:Willoughby: Sportsmen agree that using drones crosses the...
View ArticleWilloughby: Praise for Colorado's waterfowl hunting reservation system
Bailey takes a well-earned breather while guarding the morning take of ducks during a successful hunt in Morgan County. More photos. (Scott Willoughby, The Denver Post) Related Stories Nov 27:Mallard...
View ArticleWild turkeys carve out place in Michigan
Charles E. Ramirez The Detroit News Comments Purchase Image Wild turkeys eat remnants of the harvested corn at Grand Valley Farms in Rives Junction. The turkeys have been damaging his corn, wheat and...
View ArticlePerennial energy crops could provide environmental benefits (University of...
(Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison) Nov. 26, 2013 Agricultural buffers, like the one placed adjacent to Black Earth Creek on a farm in western Dane County, could filter runoff, sequester...
View ArticleBLM to determine sage grouse habitat protection
Sage grouse are an iconic bird in the west – the name alone evokes image of wild prairies and snowcapped mountains in the distance. And their mating dance is one of the most unique in the animal...
View ArticleEthanol cut may drive down U.S. corn prices, drive up subsidies
* Lower ethanol mandate adds to low-price, corn subsidy brew * After record high, era of lower corn price is forecast * Large subsidies if farm-gate price falls to $4 a bushel By Charles Abbott...
View Article>Ethanol's rise can mean loss of hunting lands
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Since the government began requiring ethanol be added to gasoline, the states of Iowa,...
View ArticleEthanol's rise can mean loss of hunting lands
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Pheasants once drew hundreds of weekend hunters to Fairbury, Neb., each fall, filling the 45 rooms at Randy Brown's Capri Motel with sportsmen eager to bag their limits. But times...
View ArticleEthanol’s rise can mean loss of hunting lands
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.: Pheasants once drew hundreds of weekend hunters to Fairbury, Neb., each fall, filling the 45 rooms at Randy Brown’s Capri Motel with sportsmen eager to bag their limits. But times...
View Article