RFA Ethanol Podcast

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Chuck Zimmerman

Some tidbits you might enjoy:

  • New D&PL Soybeans Combine STS and Roundup Ready Trait Technology (pdf) – Midsouth soybean producers will be able to better manage herbicide resistance while setting the stage for high yield potential with the new Roundup Ready/STS stacked-trait soybean varieties from Delta and Pine Land Company.
  • Cottage Hill Farm Receives USPOULTRY’s Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award – Cottage Hill Farm, Petersburg, W.Va., was selected as one of five family farms around the nation to receive the Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award at the 2007 International Poultry Expo. This award is given by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association in recognition of exemplary environmental stewardship by family farmers engaged in poultry and egg production. Cottage Hill Farm was chosen as the winner from the Mid-Atlantic Region.
  • Rural Broadband Access Remains Challenging – The broadband growth statistics become more impressive with each new study: 78 percent of all home web users have high-speed connections. Broadband coverage will reach 50 percent of all U.S. households in 2007. And major cities such as Los Angeles are pushing for free or inexpensive wireless access for all residents.
  • New Holland Used Website – With its first birthday just around the corner, the www.newhollandused.com website is drawing loads of attention, with January receiving over 100,000 visits, and helping New Holland dealers move 1,677 pieces of used equipment with a value of at least $105.8 Million!
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