Students in the ag production class at Chase County Schools are going over seed identification, from left, Tyler Larson, Adeline Christensen, Alonso Martinez and Krystal Smith.
With so much changing in agriculture today, one thing has not — education on ag production, specifically grains.
If corn were to displace all petro-based ethylene with corn sugar-based ethylene for plastics such as water bottles and plastic bags, the market potential could be 10 billion bushels. The added bonus? Corn-based plastics are renewable and sustainable!
The National Corn Growers Association has a vested interest in discovering new uses for corn. One area of opportunity is renewable plastics.
Colorado State University Extension conducts an annual survey of custom rates charged for various crop and livestock operations and lease arrangements in Colorado in the preceding year.
Members of the Holyoke FBLA chapter who competed at the district conference Wednesday, Feb. 9, are pictured from left, front row, Wendy Chaparro, Aleida Millan, Elyce Sisseck, Yoselin Peña, Alma Alejandre, Katelyn Kropp, Sabryn Burris, Erin Andersen, Clover Adler and Tayla Martin; second row, Savannah Vermeulen, Emma Oakley, Johny Quintana, Gage Sprague, Ben Kleve, Lucinda Mares, Correy Koellner, Grace Roberts, Adison Goldenstein, Ethan Schneller, Summer Martin, Carter Van Overbeke, Marcus Laws and Leah Struckmeyer; and back row, Rachel Krueger, Kailar Hayes, Kenneth Lindholm, Tristen Ferguson, Kaison Kinnie, Jadon Frost, Luke Roberts, Ivan Valenzuela, Luis Perez, Simon Krueger and Carlos Moreno.
A total of 37 Holyoke Future Business Leaders traveled to Northeastern Junior College in Sterling on Wednesday, Feb. 9, where they competed for top honors to qualify for state competition.
EMS representatives Troy Kinoshita, Tera Miller and Ian Fitzhugh show off the winning entry in the MMH Valentine’s Day contest. Departments throughout the hospital and clinic put their unique spin on valentines to show how much they appreciate local businesses. — The Holyoke Enterprise
“You put the fun in funeral” and “From the first responders to the last responders” are messages included in a special valentine made for Baucke Funeral Home from Melissa Memorial Hospital’s emergency medical services department. — The Holyoke Enterprise
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