The wheat is standing good but the straw has been green and tough and that takes horsepower and fuel to get through it. We just replaced all of the sickle sections on two headers when we got here.

Book values show that every ton of wheat straw contains 15 pounds of N, 3.7 pounds of P2O5, 29 pounds of K2O and 5.4 pounds of S. Local fertilizer prices indicate nutrient prices of $0.49 per ...

Straw merchants have warned of tight straw supplies this year, with yields back following a dry spring and summer. Recent ...

Traditional forms of thermal insulation used to regulate temperatures in homes and commercials buildings are often energy-intensive to manufacture, resulting in significant greenhouse gas emissions. A ...

The study highlighted that the combination of 60% wheat straw with 10% sawdust, 10% corn starch, 10% bentonite clay, and 10% biochar resulted in the optimal pellet performance.

In 2014, his company baled 13,000 acres of wheat straw, most near Devils Lake, N.D., where his company’s salesperson has hunting ties, and the rest near Perley, Minn. Dohrn’s goal this year is ...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Straw is the humble byproduct of grain production. But in Julie Sanco’s hands, the dry plants that remain after the wheat harvest are transformed into intricate ...

Old-time wheat threshing with side dishes of broom making, blacksmithing, basket weaving and other "hands on" historical skills were all on the menu at the Bos Bros Fall Harvest, an old-fashioned ...

Researchers at Chalmers University in Sweden have discovered a process to create fabric from wheat straw and oat husks. Oil-based polyester makes up 65 to 70 per cent of the world's fabric, and ...