But Jude Dodd from the Woden Community Council said plans for the ageing town square might not improve things. "It's being zoned for high-rise buildings so it's going to be cold, shady and uninviting.

They’re rooted long ago in a musty, wood-beamed farm implement store where gardeners and farmers bought everything from hay bales to overalls to baby chicks. And seeds. Wonderful, mysterious seeds.

The mills pulverize invasive weed seeds in the field so they won’t be viable the next year. ... and the seed crusher did a decent job of crushing Palmer amaranth seeds in a milo field,” he said.

The canola seed crusher could handle about 24 tons per day. ... Through chemical processes, the wood can be converted into liquid biofuels, such as gasoline, jet fuel or diesel.

EVERETT — Snohomish County’s plan to dry and store canola seed for biodiesel production is chugging along, despite a tanking alternative-fuels market. A 24-ton machine that crushes canola seed ...

State energy officials at Tuesday’s dedication presented the county with a ceremonial check for $500,000 from the state Energy Freedom Fund to pay for the new seed crusher.

A FULL hydraulic drive and new Cummins 149kW engine will be at the heart of the latest version of the Harrington Seed Destructor, being built by Mount Gambier manufacturer de Bruin Engineering.

Australian bulk grain handler GrainCorp is set to start producing and exporting edible oils. The company has bought oilseed crusher Gardner Smith and oils packaging company Integro Foods for a ...

More than a decade ago, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada scientists set out to control a common pest in potato crops that lay their eggs in potato vines. Here is how their research unfolded.

If Paul R. Miller has his way, farmers will soon begin powering their tractors and combines with fuel that they grow themselves.