News about Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine impacts ag markets
Marlin Clark weighs in on how Pfizer's announcement that its phase three trials show 90% efficacy for its COVID-19 vaccine has affected the grain markets.
Robotic milkers breathe new life into three-generation Pennsylvania dairy
Three generations agree: Robotic milkers were a great addition to their western Pennsylvania dairy farm.
USDA’s new BSE rule will put U.S. in line with international standards
New U.S. BSE regulations are based on internationally accepted scientific literature and standards set by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
House, Senate approve $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill; ag research gets boost
This is the first comprehensive spending proposal for the federal government since the 2012 omnibus spending bill. The good news is that the bill increases discretionary funding for major ag programs.
The Andersons buys Green Plains facilities in Iowa, Tennessee
The Andersons Inc. has signed an agreement to purchase a majority of the grain and agronomy assets of Green Plains Grain Company in Iowa and Tennessee.
See machinery in action at Penn State’s Ag Progress Days
Ag Progress Days, Aug. 12-14, will feature nearly 500 commercial and educational exhibits, field demonstrations and a variety of workshops aimed at helping farmers enhance efficiency and profitability.
USDA to support domestic nutrition programs and pork producers
WASHINGTON -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said USDA's intention is to purchase an additional $30 million in pork products in FY 2009 for federal...
2011 is a banner year for Holsteins
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. -- Holstein Association USA reports that 2011 was an exceptional year for U.S. Registered Holsteins. Enthusiasm for the Holstein breed is high and growing, evidenced by the 360,149 Holsteins that were registered, as of Dec. 31.
Consol to drill in Marcellus shale at Pittsburgh airport
Consol Energy plans 47 Marcellus wells, with the future potential to drill Upper Devonian wells, on ground at the Pittsburgh International Airport.
U.S. Department of Energy uses biotechnology to improve photosynthesis
WASHINGTON -- Plants can overcome their evolutionary legacies to become much better at using biological photosynthesis to produce energy, the kind of energy that can power vehicles in the near future, an all-star collection of biologists, physicists, photochemists, and solar scientists has found.
