Technology Track
Corn stover good for more than ethanol production
New research at Penn State University suggests that corn stover — the stalks and leaves leftover after combining — can be used not only to produce ethanol, but also to directly generate electricity.
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Portable manure sensor
Need to know the composition of your manure, but don’t want to wait for lab analysis?
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Legume fertilizer for non-legume crops
Researchers from Washington State University and around the world have discovered how to trigger nodulation in legumes — like alfalfa —without the bacteria normally necessary to do so.
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New biofuel at the pump
Dupont and BP have developed a new generation of biofuel known as biobutanol, which will be introduced in Great Britain next year.
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Crop residue a pollution solution?
USDA-ARS researchers have discovered that soybean hulls — as well as leftover stalks and stems from corn and sugar cane plants — make an ideal foundation for a potent filtering agent that can adsorb harmful levels of lead, chromium, copper and cadmium from contaminated waters.
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Researchers turn manure into fuel for cars
Researchers at the vehicle research Institute at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Wash., have developed a way to power cars using manure.
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Fertile genes
Recent research at Washington State University discovered a genetic mutation that affects dairy cow fertility.
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New mastitis defense
New research shows there may be a way to give cows a built-in defense against mastitis-causing pathogens.
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Electrifying manure treatment
Private industry and the University of Vermont recently unveiled a new technique to rid liquid manure of much of its odor-causing bacteria.
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Edible medicines
Soymeds, Inc., a North Carolina firm, is working on edible vaccines using soybeans for both livestock and humans.
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Researchers “whey” odds on cheese byproduct making ethanol
Wisconsin’s Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has offered a $29,000 grant to a researcher in Stratford, Wis., to develop the technology needed to convert whey sugar into ethanol.
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