2014 Value-Added Agriculture Producer of the Year
[Music] I’m a seventh generation farmer. We have 2,200 acre farm. We grow beans, spelt, which is a low gluten similar to wheat, and corn. We got into the organic business in the late 90’s. We put in a processing facility about five years ago. Value-added means to me the ability to take something that […]
Continue Reading...A gift for students – The Jordan Agricultural Research Center
[music]>>Dr. Joseph Castro: We are emphasizing our agricultural programs here on the campus and in the Valley, and the Jordan gift is going to help us to strengthen those programs and make them among the best in the nation.>>Dr. Sandra Witte: The Jordan gift is an amazing story. It’s a story of building relationships with […]
Continue Reading...History’s Most Powerful Plants
Chances are, if you’ve turned on a lightbulb or a computer, you’ve harnessed the power of some very ancient, and very strange … trees. The vast majority of the electricity produced in human history has come from coal. And like all fossil fuels, coal is made from the remains of extinct organisms that have been […]
Continue Reading...Want more birds in your backyard? Plant these native trees.
today we’ll be talking about how trees support bird habitats hi I’m Helen Yoest with be better naturally we teach homeowners how to build better backyards for birds bees and butterflies and we do this naturally through sustainable gardening when suburbia first started we were looking for the perfect residential tree for our Lots most […]
Continue Reading...Agriculture Innovation Day 2019
Ron Bates:>>So today is our 4th edition of MSU Agriculture Innovation Day, with our theme being “Focus on Precision Technology That Pays”. Ag Innovation Day is an event that travels about the state to try to address cutting edge issues that various segments of Michigan agriculture are facing. So today we’re talking about how precision […]
Continue Reading...SBW4000 Single Bale Wrapper | Vermeer Agriculture Equipment
The UK Is Racing to Build the World’s First Commercial Fusion Power Plant
We’re struggling to figure out what the future of sustainable energy looks like on our planet, and there are a lot of different directions we could go. The UK, however, made a bold move when they recently announced a huge investment in a prototype fusion power facility that could be functioning as a commercial power […]
Continue Reading...Cactus Plants – 12 Types of Cactus you can Grow at Home
12. Mammillaria or Pincushion Cactus Owing to its silky thorns it is commonly called the Pincushion cactus. Growing the Pincushion cactus is an easy task. It could be carried out by anyone. So those who feel they don’t know much about gardening and are looking to plant something at home, this should be your pick. […]
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