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IFB State Convention
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Indiana Farm Bureau
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E85 and the Environment
E85 has the highest oxygen content of any
transportation fuel available today, making it burn
cleaner than gasoline. Fewer exhaust emissions
result in reduced production of smog and a decline
in respiratory illness associated with poor air
quality. E85 also reduces greenhouse gas emissions
such as carbon dioxide, the main contributor to
global warming, as much as 39 to 46 percent compared
to gasoline.
Since E85's main ingredient is ethanol, which is
non-toxic, water soluble and biodegradable, E85 is
simply a better fuel for the world around us.
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http://www.e85fuel.com
Foundations Scholarship
This scholarship is sponsored by
Indiana Farm Bureau Inc.
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Stackhouse Scholarship
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Marion Stackhouse Memorial Scholarship was
established to assist Indiana Farm Bureau members in
their educational pursuits in an agricultural field
of study.
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Career Enrichment Scholarship
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The
Indiana Farm Bureau Career Enrichment Scholarship is
to be awarded to an adult, 21 years or older, who
intends on enriching their career of choice. The
scholarship may be used for a workshop, seminar,
credit or non-credit class or degree program.
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Harry L. Pearson Outstanding Leader Scholarship
Incoming Purdue University freshmen and School of
Agriculture students are eligible for the Harry L.
Pearson Outstanding Leader Scholarship. Funded by
Indiana Farm Bureau, this scholarship is given in
honor of IFB past president Harry L. Pearson, who
has a great love for agriculture education, Purdue
University and Farm Bureau.
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District 3 Scholarships
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District 3 offers two scholarships for those in
Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Jasper, Newton,
Tippecanoe or White Counties.
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Possibilities Unbound: The Plan for 2025
Indiana Agriculture's
Strategic Plan
The
traditional food and agriculture system has served
Indiana and the nation exceedingly well in the past
– the result of far-sighted planning and investment.
It is now our responsibility to reappraise and
reinvent that foundation to meet the needs of
Indiana agriculture well into the future. That is
the purpose of creating a strategic plan – the
development of important strategies to help guide
agriculture in this State in the new century.
Indiana agriculture
is highly diverse – growing everything from mint and
tomatoes to corn and soybeans, and raising ducks,
chickens, pigs and cows. The State is a national
leader in many of these areas due to the hard work
and efforts of all Hoosier farmers.
However, the focus
on agriculture has been lacking in recent years from
State government. The newly created Indiana State
Department of Agriculture (ISDA) brings this
much-needed and expected attention. Now that the
Department restructuring is complete, it is time to
plan for our future. Indiana agriculture needs
direction, and this strategic plan is intended to be
our road map to the future.
How do biodiesel
emissions compare to petroleum diesel?
Biodiesel is the only alternative fuel to have
fully completed the health effects testing
requirements of the Clean Air Act. The use of
biodiesel in a conventional diesel engine results in
substantial reduction of unburned hydrocarbons,
carbon monoxide, and particulate matter compared to
emissions from diesel fuel. In addition, the exhaust
emissions of sulfur oxides and sulfates (major
components of acid rain) from biodiesel are
essentially eliminated compared to diesel.
Of the major exhaust pollutants, both unburned
hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides are ozone or smog forming precursors.
The use of biodiesel results in a substantial reduction of unburned
hydrocarbons. Emissions of nitrogen oxides are either slightly reduced
or slightly increased depending on the duty cycle of the engine and
testing methods used. Based on engine testing, using the most stringent
emissions testing protocols
required by EPA for certification of fuels or fuel additives in the US,
the overall ozone forming potential of the speciated hydrocarbon
emissions from biodiesel was nearly 50 percent less than that measured
for diesel fuel.
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http://www.biodiesel.org/resources/faqs/default.shtm
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