Corn Based Ink Paint and Plastics Could Reach Market
Researchers at Argonne Oak Ridge National Laboratory the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a corn to chemicals process. By fermenting corn glucose to a key acid and converting it into inks dyes and plastics the method could cut oil imports and create U.S. jobs under a three year 7 million collaboration with Applied CarboChemicals.
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Farm Bureau leaders to meet in Hutchinson this February
Kansas Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers leadership conference runs February 21 to 23 in Hutchinson with over 200 attendees aged 17 to 35. Temple Grandin will speak. workshops cover leadership and farm production. Also notes weigh-in dates for Franklin and state fairs and Discovery Day scholarships at K-State Manhattan campus.
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Hogs expansion eyed as prices may dip later year
Analyst Larry Wipf of Norwest Corp predicts a shift from herd liquidation to expansion, suggesting USDA undercounted hog numbers. If correct, production could rise by year end and hog prices may fall below 50 dollars per hundred pounds in Q4. Consolidation grows, as large hog operations hold over half of all hogs.
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