Baling wheat straw has become a more common practice in the past few years, but removing straw exports nutrients out of the field. "Knowing how much nutrient is contained in straw is important," said ...

One of my projects is to evaluate the feasibility of collecting wheat straw for the Dakota Spirit AgEnergy plant being planned near Spiritwood, N.D. An important question needing to be answered early ...

Baling wheat straw has become a more common practice in the past few years for many reasons, said Fabian Fernandez, University of Illinois Extension specialist in soil fertility and plant nutrition.

ROCHESTER, Minn. – Companies weren’t hiring when Brian Dohrn was finishing college in 2009. So he started a company of his own. Today, the Rochester, Minn., businessman is involved in both trucking ...

Thousands of acres of wheat have been baled for feed in drought stricken areas of North Dakota. Many farmers are abandoning small grains because the quality of the crops are not worth harvesting.

LIVE OAK – The hum of a tractor’s motor fills the forest as a worker heaves an armful of pine needles into a rusted red baler. He flips a metal lever over the tawny leaves and pushes down sharply, ...

MADISON, WI, June 1, 2009 -- There is growing interest in using crop residues as the feedstock of choice for the production of cellulosic-based ethanol because of the more favorable energy output ...

Newport News, Va. | You may want to pick up wheat straw bales to keep for your vegetable garden next year. Gardeners such as Bea Waggener of Newport News, Va., are discovering the advantages of ...

At AGCO, two big engines of innovation for the farm equipment company emphasize a path to fully autonomous and clean energy solutions for farmers in the firm's quest to help increase net farm income ...

AMARILLO, Texas- Pacific Ag, which operates the nation’s largest crop residue supply chain, has opened a field office near Fargo, N.D., to serve the increasing demand for wheat straw residue among the ...

Baling, like eating onions, is something I wasn't fond of as a child, but like much better now that I'm an adult. While I viewed baling hay and straw as an odious chore when I was younger, now I look ...