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It is the first time scientists have decoded the genome of a plant pathogen and its host plant from dried herbarium samples. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Exporting grain grown from ‘common’ Faller wheat could trigger legal action. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Penn State researchers have recently published a new international standard to vent manure storage facilities in order to reduce the risk of fatalities. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Delaware Nutrient Management Commission has released its 2012 Annual Report, documenting the progress Delaware farmers have made in reducing nutrient runoff. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A popular MN lake will have cleaner water in the future because of a recent out-of-court settlement between a dairy farmer and lakeshore residents. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Don’t miss Friday’s (May 17) webcast on mono-slope beef barns. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Maryland Farm Bureau and the Department of Agriculture have successfully defended farmer privacy in a case that began more than six years ago. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Simplot says the nutrients and allergens are no different from conventional potatoes. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Gardner Town Board recently discussed the problem of damage from large manure tankers traveling town roads. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A group of Yakima Valley residents is seeking to limit when dairy operators can spray manure onto fields, a common practice in the dairy industry. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Cornell Pump Company is holding its 2013 Pump School in Portland, OR, September 17 and 18, 2013. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Midwest Professional Nutrient Applicators Association (MPNAA) is holding its annual general meeting June 11, 2013, in Findlay, OH. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is receiving part of a $10 million federal grant to study greenhouse gas emissions from dairy farms. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Charlie Jones of Richfield, Wisc., is the proud owner of a new EZ 3600 indicator from Digi-Star. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Iowa hog farmers could enjoy looser state oversight when temporarily downsizing their operations under legislation now headed to Gov. Terry Branstad. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
An agricultural air quality conference will be held June 27-28 at the University of California - Davis conference center. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
U.S. cranberry farmers face a financial crisis after a huge harvest in Canada flooded the market and sent prices plummeting. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Using grid soil sampling to guide manure application can be a profitable investment, is the conclusion from case studies based on eight Minnesota farms. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A hog farmer in Newton County, Arkansas, has come under pressure from Fayetteville city officials who recently passed a resolution opposing the hog farm. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
U.S. beekeepers lost nearly one in every three honeybee colonies over the winter of 2012-2013, according to an annual survey. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!