Firefighters have tackled a blaze in field which rapidly destroyed a tractor, as well as up to four acres (1.6 hectares) of ...

Farmers baling straw this summer are reminded to tailor nutrient plans for the following crop to compensate for the removal ...

L.A. County officials signaled interest in rebuilding in fire zones with natural materials, such as adobe, but advocates say ...

A Carlisle-based building materials distributor has entered into an agreement to supply EcoCocon straw wall panels.

Idaho builders are using agricultural waste like straw bales and hemp to create energy-efficient, eco-friendly structures and ...

Semi-truck with straw bales caught fire on I-694, prompting extensive firefighting efforts and traffic delays.

In this method, compacted straw bales, with a density of 120kg per cubic metre — one and a half times more dense than an average bale off the farm — are used as “bricks” laid one on the ...

Removing the barriers to bales. By MICHELLE QUESADA Michelle Quesada, Architects. When Kate Calvery came to me in early 1996 and asked me to design a straw bale house for her on Vashon Island, my ...