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Friday, September 6, 2013

Canning Season c. 1915 and Biofuel, Sugar Ethanol and Biobutanol




Posted: 22 Aug 2013 10:46 AM PDT
World War I poster. “Waste not, want not. Prepare for winter. Save perishable foods by preserving now.” Date: 1914–1918. Canada Food Board. Digitally altered. Wikimedia. (Note that Thursday is Luddite Photo Day at B.P.A.)
Posted: 22 Aug 2013 10:33 AM PDT
Isobutanol Below, are today’s three chosen agricultural-related news picks. 1) Bacteria and Fungi Together: A Biofuel Dream Team? From Scientific American by Erin Brodwin. Researchers at the Univ. of Michigan have created isobutanol from cornhusks, E. coli, and the fungi Trichoderma reesei. “Often when scientists arbitrarily combine organisms in the laboratory, one will outgrow another, […]
From Big Picture Agriculture

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