News from the Farm
Upcoming events at the Farm, events produced by Badgersett, or events that may be of particular interest to nut growers. For details on events farther in the future or the past, see the full events page.
- The Seventeenth Annual Badgersett Field Day will be held on the third Saturday in August as usual (Aug 16). With a lot to see and continued improvements to the format of the day, we're aiming for this to be our best field day yet. At the least it should be drier than last year! The event page is now up, and details will be posted as they are determined.
News from Badgersett
Discoveries, innovations, and new products from Badgersett.
- Our Third Annual 2-day Short Course was a success, and we hope to be making the presentations available on DVD this summer. Thanks to all those who attended!
- NEW CHESTNUT PEELING METHOD! We've developed a much faster and easier way to peel chestnuts; check out the video demonstration!
- Coverage of the 2007 Field Day will be here eventually. For the moment, however, check the field day posts on the Badgersett blog.
- Chestnuts to read! There are two new books about the American Chestnut out in 2007. Details coming soon!
- THREE BIODIESEL BREAKTHROUGHS
PRESS RELEASE: For Immediate Release; 8/9/2007
Badgersett Research Corporation (BRC), announces 3 major breakthroughs in sustainable biodiesel production this year; Proof of Principle for their unique breeding process; a Low-Tech Cloning process so farmers can clone their own best plants, and the addition of a third crop option from their work; new Hybrid Pecan/Hickories.
- Chestnut-finished pork for sale! The folks at Grass Run Farm have been feeding their pork Badgersett chestnuts, with exceptional results found nowhere else.
- The Woody Ag Weblog: The most up-to-date news about what is happening on our farm. This includes event announcements, timely reminders for growers with plants and nuts in the field, and sometimes covers why we might be slow getting back to you! The Stories page on the blog also has some detailed tips, not yet in the standard info pages for people who are already familiar with Badgersett and for those of you who have your own chestnut or hazelnut crops.
Badgersett in the News
News about Badgersett Research Corporation and/or its products, from external sources.
- New Source for Biodiesel Fuel: KAAL Channel 6 News reports on the first-ever use of hazelnut oil to run a diesel engine, at the very damp 2007 Field Day. This clip doesn't show it, but that hazel oil pulled a car or two out of the mud!
- Augieland reviews chestnut-fed pork: Augieland, a prominent food blog, cooks up three cuts from a pig raised on Badgersett chestnuts (by the folks at Grass Run Farm) and writes about his experiences.
- Rochester (MN) Post Bulletin, October 31, 2006: An article about Badgersett's development of hybrid hickories, which will soon be available for sale. (Unfortunately, this is only a paper-based newspaper.)
The website is always a work in progress, so we've begun a log of website updates and changes. This log might answer questions about where pages have been moved or why things don't look the way they used to.
News and Events Archive
Visit our archives for past news and events from Badgersett.
For now, older news releases are still available on the old Press Release Archive. This will eventually be migrated to this snazzy new site, but in the meantime look there.
