Young farmers honored at New York Farm Bureau’s annual meeting
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The New York Farm Bureau honored outstanding young farmers during the organization's State Annual Meeting recently in Melville.Young farmers ages 18...
Students invited to submit essays or videos for Ag Day contest
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- The Agriculture Council of America calls on ninth- to 12th-grade students to submit an original, 450-word essay or a two-minute...
Diverse crowd and views typical at Ohio’s livestock care meetings
Public shares wide-ranging comments at final meeting of 2010.
Filing taxes early may not be a good idea, expert says
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The early bird doesn't always get the worm. Moreover, said a consumer-finance expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences,...
Scientists find food purifying method that cuts irradiation levels by half
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- A team of Texas AgriLife Research engineers has developed a way to cut by as much as half the amount...
USDA lists winter farmers markets in directory
WASHINGTON -- With winter on its way, the USDA's National Farmers Market Directory lists 898 winter farmers markets across the country, accounting for more...
Children’s eating habits not influenced by parents
BALTIMORE -- As primary caregivers, parents are often believed to have a strong influence on children's eating behaviors. However, previous findings on parent-child resemblance...
Young farmers can use bad economy as learning tool
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Today's tough economy gives experienced farmers an opportunity to teach younger farmers planning and decision-making skills they might not learn...
Another first, Anna’s Hummingbird in Pa.
Finding a specific individual bird in an entire county or even state is like searching for the proverbial needle in a haystack. That's what...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Dec. 9, 2010
BELOIT, Ohio -- The West Branch FFA chapter held its meeting Dec. 1. Fruit orders for the annual fruit sale were turned in. The...
