News and information regarding agriculture, environmental, feed, food and fuels.

Wastewater Plant – Inside Look

Check out this video and learn what happens behind the scenes to insure a clean environmental infrastructure is in place for our cities and residencies. I know I often take these types of systems for granted. Take a couple of minutes and remember those people who are diligently working behind the scenes to insure that all of us have a safe environmental infrastrucuture.

At Midwest Laboratories, our sampling team assists wastewater treatment tests through the collection of periodic sampling and analysis in our environmental laboratory. If you would like more information regarding our sampling team and routine analysis, please contact a member of our client services team.

Swimming Pool Health Reminders

The summer heat is on and people are headed to the local swimming pool. It is always a good idea to be aware of your surroundings and take precautions. The last thing you need is a bunch of sick children this summer. This news story offers some good tips to help you have a funContinue Reading

Grilling and Food Safety

Check out this video it really gives some great information regarding how to prepare the grill, cook the food and insure that the food prepared is bacteria-free and safe. One of the best purchases I have made in the last two years is a food thermomoeter. It will instantly make you a better grill masterContinue Reading

Nematode Soil Testing

It is not too early to start planning for nematode testing in your corn and soybean fields. Tamara Jackson-Ziems, University of Nebraska regularly talks about corn nematodes and gives some great advice from sampling for nematodes to dealing with nematodes. Check out this interview with Ms. Jackson regarding this topic. Lots of helpful information. InContinue Reading

Lead Levels in Soil

This topic always seems to come to light. A former smelting plant is the root cause for the higher than normal levels in a neighborhood in Lincoln, Nebraska. The story, “Tests unearth lead issues in North Bottoms” was reported on June 12, 2013 in the Lincoln Journal Star. The story makes a good point thatContinue Reading

Comments From FEW Ethanol 2013

Here are a few observations I made from this week’s Ethanol Conference. This conference has some of the top people in the Ethanol Industry from Owners and Producers to Suppliers and Advocates. The right people are here. The attendees are very passionate about their processes, making a profit, keeping up with new technology and informedContinue Reading

FEW Ethanol Conference 2013

Today, Midwest Laboratories will have representatives at the FEW 2013 Ethanol Conference. Yesterday was the big kickoff for the event and this conference is a very good one. It appears there is a lot of excitement in this industry and I believe that has to do with the new innovative technologies that are being introducedContinue Reading

Plant Testing Season is Here

This video give some great advice with respect to watching your nutrients in the soil and in your plant. It gives a great perspective of what you should do in the early stages of plant growth. This past week there has been an increase in the number of plants coming to the laboratory. I would expectContinue Reading

DDGS, World Pork and more

I came across this article, “DDGS intake reduces methane output of dairy cows“  (DDGs – Dried Distillers Grains) and it really caught my attention. As indicated by the article, the study was conducted by Chaouki Benchaar, a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre in Sherbrooke, Canada. TheContinue Reading

Caffeine is it good for you or not?

Caffeine – We hear it is good for us at times and other times we hear it is not so good for us. The good news is maybe coffee is not so bad. Check out this article, “4 Surprising Facts About Coffee” Here is a list of those facts: Lowers your risk of developing Alzheimer’sContinue Reading