As National Rice Month kicks off this September, busy consumers can explore their adventurous side with award-winning recipes that are quick-to-fix and perfect for any occasion. The USA Rice Federation is now offering consumers Rev Up Your Rice, a free recipe brochure featuring seven new award-winning rice recipes that can be prepared in 30 minutes using six ingredients! For the …
Ethanol God-Father Hits the Airwaves
The man known as the “Ethanol God-Father” is set to tackle the “myths” about ethanol in Oregon, Illinois, Wisconsin and California. Blume will be giving speeches at various Renewable Energy Conferences and Seminars. The “Bio-expert” will also be featured on XM radio and T.V. The International Institute for Sustainable Agriculture has announced that its founder and current Executive Director, David …
Scholarship Contest Honors National Rice Month
The U.S. Rice Federation hopes a grand prize of $3,500 will entice high school students to join the campaign to promote rice for National Rice Month. The contest will dole out a total of $10,000 in scholarship money. Scholarship opportunities await high school students in rice-growing communities as they head back to school. September is National Rice Month, and the …
Laura Mayfield New President of McCormick Company
A new era and a new president for McCormick Company. The company announces Laura Mayfield as the new president. She’ll be leading and managing offices in Kansas City, Amarillo, Des Moines and Fairport, N.Y. “We’re excited about the new leadership Laura brings to the company,” says Mark Perrin. “Laura is very familiar with McCormick. She has worked with many of …
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Employee Management for Production Agriculture is a conference designed for all agricultural managers, from mid-level or unit managers to human resource personnel. The conference is set for Oct. 11-12 at the Kansas City Airport Marriott. Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service along with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and National Pork Board are sponsoring the two-day …
How The Best Was Won
I’m guessing most of you are not online reading AgWired this weekend and I’m not doing a lot of posting either. It is “Labor Day” weekend after all. However, just in case you’re taking a peek now (or later this week). . . It’s time for you to start thinking about your Best of NAMA entries. This year’s theme is …
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Illinois, in partnership with Ford Motor Company, is set to play a major role in advancing new clean vehicle technology with the introduction of Ford’s first of its kind E85 Hybrid Escape. Five of the 20 Ford E85 Hybrid’s in existence were delivered to the State of Illinois and the Illinois Corn Growers Association at the Farm Progress Show in …
Harvest Labor Weekend
This is what I saw a lot of coming home from the Farm Progress Show and then again today when I was out in the field. It’s perfect weather to be out in the field so I’m sure this is going to be a busy weekend of harvesting. While I was out today there was a kind of infrequent breeze …
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A new ethanol plant project that would make both grain based ethanol and cellulosic ethanol will be good for Kansas and its agriculture industry, according to corn and sorghum growers. Abengoa Bioenergy announced on Aug. 23 that it would build a hybrid ethanol project that would feature an 85 million gallon grain-based ethanol plant and a 30 million gallon cellulosic …