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Farm Headlines from High Plains JournalCooling inflammation for healthier arteries
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:20:00 GMT
Agricultural Research Service-funded scientists have reported new reasons for choosing "heart-healthy" oats at the grocery store. Nutritionist Mohsen Meydani, director of the Vascular Biology Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston, Mass., led the research on the oat compounds, called avenanthramides. Meydani previously has shown that phenolic antioxidants in oats obstruct the ability...
Correction on wind farm story
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:20:00 GMT
A story that appeared in the Feb. 1 issue of High Plains Journal/Midwest Ag Journal, "Wind energy holds great potential, some challenges" incorrectly stated the total number of acres taken out of production for a wind farm. A wind turbine takes 1 1/2 to 2 total acres out of production. The Journal regrets the error.
Nature tour of Costa Rica offered by Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:20:00 GMT
Texas Texas landowners and managers in the "ecotourism" or "agritourism" business can learn from some of the best in the industry through a specially designed tour of Costa Rica, the tour's coordinator said. The Texas AgriLife Extension Service will host the tour March 8 to 14 to be led by Miles Phillips, AgriLife Extension nature tourism specialist.
Agricultural Relations Council holds annual meeting
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:20:00 GMT
The Agricultural Relations Council elected its 2010 board of directors at the Feb. 18 and 19 annual meeting in Memphis. The board also re-introduced the Golden ARC Awards, debuted a new logo and announced a new website launch by mid-March. The theme of the 2010 annual meeting was "Consumer Outreach for Ag."
Free online tool developed at ISU helps farmers earn more, waste less
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:20:00 GMT
A new, free online tool to help farmers make better-informed operational decisions has been developed by software experts at Iowa State University. The program--I-FARM, found at www.i-farmtools.org--assists farmers, bankers, Extension and cooperative workers, and anyone else interested in finding out more about farm management to understand how to get the most out of land at the least cost. The software was developed by Ed ...
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