Dale receives Award of Excellence at Fuel Ethanol Workshop

Published June 30, 2011 at 5:01 p.m.

Bruce Dale, professor of chemistry and materials science, Michigan State University, was presented the Award of Excellence at the Fuel Ethanol Workshop in Indianapolis ... Farm Industry News Blog ... read more ...

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Why some soybean fields are looking less than lush

Published June 30, 2011 at 4:01 p.m.
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Some soybean fields are exhibiting a slight yellowing of leaves, causing many growers to be concerned that soybeans might be in need of additional fertilization ... read more ...

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Listage : Food and Film at MOCA; Happy National Ice Cream Soda Day

Published June 30, 2011 at 4:00 p.m.

Cafe Dulce, Little Tokyo. [Photo: R. E. ~/ Eater LA Flickr Pool] ·Around Town: A Film and Food Event at MOCA [LAT] ·Taco Bell Looks to Entertain Dine-In Guests [NRN] ·Happy National Ice Cream Soda Day [Eatocracy] ·Wine on ...

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Reflections on Cuba: Sustainability and Agriculture

Published June 30, 2011 at 2:36 p.m.
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A Slow Food leader shares her observations about a recent trip to Cuba to study food & agriculture ... Linda Slezak (Slow Food East End treasurer) and I recently visited Cuba on a food sovereignty study trip with Food First. A piece I wrote about Cuba’s approach to thrift and re-use was posted yesterday on Civil Eats.  Linda shared her observations in the Slow Food East End newsletter, and we have reprinted them below.  Food First offers Food Sovereignty tours to many other

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On Location: Little House on the Baltic

Published June 30, 2011 at 4:30 a.m.

Two architects created an eco-friendly urban getaway in Helsinki that’s a 10-minute bike ride from their three-bedroom apartment ...

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Nightlife : Touring Next Door Lounge, Open Tonight in Hollywood

Published June 29, 2011 at 9:15 p.m.

Click here to view the full photogallery. Elizabeth Daniels 6/11 Tonight, the beverage and food operations at Next Door Lounge commence on Highland in Hollywood. As previously mentioned, this deep dark lair is attached to The Corner and serves both ...

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Wheat seed treatment products from Chemtura

Published June 29, 2011 at 5:33 p.m.
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The use of seed treatments in wheat has increased. Chemtura AgroSolutions now offers four Rancona seed enhancement products for broad-spectrum control of seed and seedling diseases, as well as some formulations with insecticides ... read more ...

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Wabi-Sabi Wednesday: From Shakers to Shibui, Feeling Its Influence Through Time

Published June 29, 2011 at 5:31 p.m.

Wabi-sabi has infused Western design for centuries-though its advocates rarely knew it. It's in the plain, efficient homes built by the Shakers, the unsentimental Arts and Crafts style, Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie houses and midcentury furniture ...

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The Anti Pop-Up: This could be considered a pop-up...

Published June 29, 2011 at 5:28 p.m.

This could be considered a pop-up pop-up, but according to chef Dan Moody, “[t]his is not a pop-up." Anyway, Moody, who runs his own pop-up concept in Encinitas known as Relate, will take over Scoops Westside on July 7 from ...

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Who’s who of grain carts: Is it Brandt, Brandt, or Brent?

Published June 29, 2011 at 5:01 p.m.
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  ... When shopping for grain carts, it’s easy to get confused about who makes what. Especially when it comes to the three Bs: Brandt, Brandt, and Brent. There is the Arizona-based Brandt, purchased by Pitonyak Machinery Corporation (PMC) nine years ago. (See Brandtpmc.com.) Eddie Pitonyak, president of PEC, claims Brandt is the oldest grain cart around, built as far back as 1947 ... Farm Industry News Blog ... read more ...

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