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Leveling the road for biofuels - NCGA's new drive

Have you ever thought of cars that are environmentally friendly? The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is trying to turn that dream into reality. Their goal? To ensure fuels like ethanol aren't left in the rearview mirror. 

The road guardians, aka the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, pitched an idea that cars guzzle less fuel. But there's a twist, this could mean less room for biofuels on our roads. 

Tom Haag, the captain at NCGA, warns that such a move might make car makers skip eco-friendly options like corn ethanol. And that's a bummer because biofuels are superheroes in battling pollution and can be pocket-friendly too. 

Haag shares, "Biofuels have a big role in a cleaner Earth."  

Source : wisconsinagconnection

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Alberta Honey: A Day at Molenkamp Honey Farms

Video: Alberta Honey: A Day at Molenkamp Honey Farms

When was the last time you read the label on your honey?

We spent a day at Molenkamp Honey Farms with Michael Molenkamp, who has been keeping bees for 17 seasons and runs three to four thousand hives. In mid-September, he was finishing treatments and getting his bees ready for winter, and he walked us through how Alberta honey gets made.

Alberta has just 150 commercial beekeepers running 300,000 colonies, and together they produce 40% of Canada’s honey. Long summer days and golden canola fields give Alberta honey a light flavour that’s hard to match anywhere else.

Molenkamp calls Alberta beekeepers some of the most resilient farmers he knows. There’s plenty of Alberta honey to go around, but a lot on our shelves isn’t from here, so his ask is simple. Give the label a second look and choose honey made by Alberta beekeepers, or buy straight from a beekeeper near you.