Tippecanoe County Farm Bureau

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July 17-24

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Foundations Scholarship: This scholarship is sponsored by Indiana Farm Bureau Inc.

Stackhouse Scholarship: The Marion Stackhouse Memorial Scholarship was established to assist Indiana Farm Bureau members in their educational pursuits in an agricultural field of study.

Career Enrichment Scholarship: 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.

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.

District 3 Scholarships: District 3 offers two scholarships for those in Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Jasper, Newton, Tippecanoe or White Counties.

Indiana Agriculture's Strategic Plan

On June 25, 2009 Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman presented a roadmap for continued growth in Indiana agriculture at Kelsay Dairy, a six generation dairy farm in rural Johnson County. The roadmap is an update to the Indiana State Department of Agriculture’s strategic plan and will guide the Department’s focus over the next four years.

Under the leadership of Governor Mitch Daniels and Lt. Governor Skillman, Indiana has seen over $4 billion in investment and 4,000 jobs in food and agriculture added to the state. Moving forward, the Administration’s vision is that Indiana will be a global leader in innovation and commercialization for food, fuel and fiber production. To accomplish that vision, the Department will focus its resources on initiatives under three core strategies of advocacy, economic opportunity and environmental stewardship.

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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