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 ...

HAVRE DE GRACE — Harry Hopkins’ farm is on a hill overlooking the Deer Creek valley, and I’ve always thought it one of the especially pretty spots hereabout. But today I’m baling wheat straw there, ...

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 ...

ASHEVILLE – If you’re planning a spring lawn project that requires a bale of straw, you might be waiting a while. Wet weather and a poor wheat harvest last fall are contributing to a shortage of straw ...

In a telephone interview from his home in Roseville, Minn., Karsten explained how he came to share his love and knowledge of straw-bale gardening with the public. He was born and raised on a tree ...

Straw bale gardens are becoming popular with growers plagued with poor soil or limited garden space, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. Straw bale gardening combines ...

Straw demand is far outstripping supply around the country with farmers in the south seeking as much as €40 per round bale. The demand comes on the back of almost totally exhausted reserves and with ...

Straw bale gardening? What will they think of next? Actually, straw bale/mortar home construction is a big industry. In the garden, straw bales are big, too. Straw (not hay) bale gardening is a ...