Dairy Sprinklers Help Iowa Cows Beat Summer Heat
In Waterloo Iowa Tom and Sue Milius install a $1400 low pressure sprinkler system in a 400 cow dairy to cut milk losses during hot months. Experts from Iowa State University designed the system using 180 degree sprinkler heads and automated timing to stabilize production and reduce losses from heat stress.
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Waterloo
Denver
Iowa
Tom
Sue Milius
Miliuses
Dan Meyer
Dale Thoreson
Iowa State University Extension
Meyer
Thoreson
Mark Marquant
Tom Milius
Colorado farmers plant more sunflowers
Colorado’s sunflower industry grows as farmers adopt the crop for rotation and profit. About 225000 acres are planted this year, placing Colorado among the top five U.S. producers. Sunflowers yield seeds for food and oil, with additional use in confection and bird seed. Farmer Dean Sonnenberg notes sunflowers fit well in rotation with wheat and corn, improving weed and insect control.
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Katherine Vogt
Associated Press
Denver
Colo
Colorado
Sunflowers Thrive In Semi Arid Colorado Conditions
Experts note sunflowers perform well in sun and drought, with deep roots reaching six to seven feet for moisture. Colorado plantings surged to nearly four times the 1991 level, with 1999 a peak year at 270000 acres valued around 30 million. Sunflowers offer higher per acre returns than wheat, though prices vary and past years show volatility.
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Great Plains
Colorado
Iowans urged to use biotech to boost economy
At the Iowa rural summit Iowa biotech officials from Sioux BioChemical Pioneer Hi-Bred and BioMass Agri-Products urged small communities and farmers to adopt biotechnology. They cited using cow trachea to extract arthritis meds and producing human albumen serum from cow milk to ease shortages. Schechinger noted cob-based plastics from corn can aid regional growth and investment.
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Emily Gersema
Associated Press
Ames
Iowa
Allan Kramer
Sioux BioChemical
Kramer
Dennis Byron
Tom Schechinger
Tom Vilsack
Iowa Agriculture
Sioux
Byron
Schechinger
Bio- Mass AgriProducts
Harlan
BioMass
Midwest
Corn
Monarch larvae face negligible risk from GM corn pollen
A study presented at the American Chemical Society meeting finds monarch butterfly larvae rarely consume enough genetically altered corn pollen to harm them. Research across Canada and U.S. fields from 1999 to 2000 shows adverse effects only at about 4,000 pollen grains, with typical leaf pollen levels around 120 grains per cm^2.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Cornell University
Europe
American Chemical Society
Mark Sears
Department of Environmental Biology
University of
Canada
Iowa
Maryland
Minnesota
Sears
Kevin Steffey
University of Ilinois
Wetlands avert environmental disaster at Purdue dairy spill
Thousands of gallons of liquid manure spilled at a Purdue dairy were diverted into an artificial wetlands complex. Aquatic plants and microbes reduced ammonia from 80 ppm in the ditch to 1 ppm as water returned to the drainage, demonstrating wetlands' protective role against runoff.
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West Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Purdue
Indiana Water Resources Research Center
Turco
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Kleingartner
Maura Kelly
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Gary Rolfe
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