College Kids Picking up the Scraps In 2011 there was a college student at the University of Maryland in College Park that noticed a huge pile of trash in front of the dining hall. A closer look showed that this pile was mostly food- a half eaten sandwich, a browning apple, and leftovers from that day's lunch special. It was gross, but it caused students to think more about how much food they throw out a day. Today, students are realizing their food waste and its social and environmental impacts. They also have more opportunities to actually do something about it.
Roud Egg sells on ebay for 480 UK dollars Kim Broughton found one of her hens, Ping Pong, had laid the round egg in her garden in Latchingdon, Essex. She auctioned the egg in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust after a friend's son died from the disease. Ms Broughton said she had been tempted to cook and eat the egg before being told it was "one-in-a-billion". At first she thought about cooking it and just eating it. But once she posted a picture of it online, people were telling her no and to sell it. So she did and got big bucks off of it.
NCTA agronomy students compete 8 students from the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) recently competed at the annual Iowa State University Crops Competition. They returned home with two plaques. They fell 30 point short of reaching second place for the two-year institutions division. There were two teams that competed, they were coached and accompanied by Agronomy Assistant Professor Brad Ramsdale, Ph.D. The competition consisted of four exams: applied agronomic mathematics, plant and seed identification, applied agronomic knowledge, and laboratory practical. The next contest is March 13 at Kansas State.
Undocumented farm workers not overusing Medicaid Medicaid is the federal health insurance program available to low-income individuals and families.Higher income, either for individuals or families, was associated with lower odds of Medicaid use for both documented and undocumented heads of household. There were also variations by region, with California having the highest odds of Medicaid use.
Basically, the hipster trending activity to brew your own beer has really helped out our nations farmers, because homemade beer tends to use more of the raw ingredients than what's used by BudLight or Budwiser. The page says, "the average craft style beer uses between three and seven times as much malt per barrel as a mass market lager" Neat. Hopefully this growing trend will continue so that farmers continue to be benefited.
USDA extends base acres deadline It was announced today that a one-time extension will be provided to producers for the new safety-net programs. They were established by the 2014 Farm Bill, or otherwise known as Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage. The final day to update yield history and reallocate base acres have been moved one additional month. The final day for farm owners and producers to choose ARC or PLC coverage also is on March 31, 2015. If no changes are made, the farm’s current yield and base will be used. A program choice of ARC and PLC coverage also needs to be made through the 2018 crop year.
CURTIS —Eight students from the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) recently competed at the annual Iowa State University Crops Competition and returned home from Ames, Iowa, with two plaques for their efforts amongst peers from two-year colleges.“After a full morning of head-scratcher questions and close examination of plant identifications, the NCTA team ended in third place, just 30 points off of second, for the two-year institutions division,” reported NCTA agronomy student Ross Steward. In the individual judges from two-year schools, NCTA’s Desarae Catlett of Broken Bow, Neb., brought home an award for placing 4th overall.
College Kids Picking up the Scraps
ReplyDeleteIn 2011 there was a college student at the University of Maryland in College Park that noticed a huge pile of trash in front of the dining hall. A closer look showed that this pile was mostly food- a half eaten sandwich, a browning apple, and leftovers from that day's lunch special. It was gross, but it caused students to think more about how much food they throw out a day. Today, students are realizing their food waste and its social and environmental impacts. They also have more opportunities to actually do something about it.
Roud Egg sells on ebay for 480 UK dollars
ReplyDeleteKim Broughton found one of her hens, Ping Pong, had laid the round egg in her garden in Latchingdon, Essex. She auctioned the egg in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust after a friend's son died from the disease. Ms Broughton said she had been tempted to cook and eat the egg before being told it was "one-in-a-billion". At first she thought about cooking it and just eating it. But once she posted a picture of it online, people were telling her no and to sell it. So she did and got big bucks off of it.
NCTA agronomy students compete
ReplyDelete8 students from the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) recently competed at the annual Iowa State University Crops Competition. They returned home with two plaques. They fell 30 point short of reaching second place for the two-year institutions division. There were two teams that competed, they were coached and accompanied by Agronomy Assistant Professor Brad Ramsdale, Ph.D. The competition consisted of four exams: applied agronomic mathematics, plant and seed identification, applied agronomic knowledge, and laboratory practical. The next contest is March 13 at Kansas State.
Undocumented farm workers not overusing Medicaid
ReplyDeleteMedicaid is the federal health insurance program available to low-income individuals and families.Higher income, either for individuals or families, was associated with lower odds of Medicaid use for both documented and undocumented heads of household. There were also variations by region, with California having the highest odds of Medicaid use.
Craft Beer
ReplyDeleteBasically, the hipster trending activity to brew your own beer has really helped out our nations farmers, because homemade beer tends to use more of the raw ingredients than what's used by BudLight or Budwiser. The page says, "the average craft style beer uses between three and seven times as much malt per barrel as a mass market lager" Neat. Hopefully this growing trend will continue so that farmers continue to be benefited.
USDA extends base acres deadline
ReplyDeleteIt was announced today that a one-time extension will be provided to producers for the new safety-net programs. They were established by the 2014 Farm Bill, or otherwise known as Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage. The final day to update yield history and reallocate base acres have been moved one additional month. The final day for farm owners and producers to choose ARC or PLC coverage also is on March 31, 2015. If no changes are made, the farm’s current yield and base will be used. A program choice of ARC and PLC coverage also needs to be made through the 2018 crop year.
CURTIS —Eight students from the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) recently competed at the annual Iowa State University Crops Competition and returned home from Ames, Iowa, with two plaques for their efforts amongst peers from two-year colleges.“After a full morning of head-scratcher questions and close examination of plant identifications, the NCTA team ended in third place, just 30 points off of second, for the two-year institutions division,” reported NCTA agronomy student Ross Steward.
ReplyDeleteIn the individual judges from two-year schools, NCTA’s Desarae Catlett of Broken Bow, Neb., brought home an award for placing 4th overall.