Ohio grain farmers note successes, prepare for ‘perfect storm’ ahead
LIMA, Ohio -- They gathered to discuss the three major grains grown in Ohio -- corn, wheat and soybeans. But the 250 or so...
Dual discoveries open door for research
MIDDLEFIELD, Ohio -- Researchers at DDC Clinic for Special Needs Children have identified a new disease, one never previously described in medical literature, and...
Successes and challenges in personalized medicine
WASHINGTON -- As lawmakers in Congress debated health care reform, National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins and other top thinkers suggested at AAAS...
Machine visually inspects strawberry plants
PITTSBURGH -- Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center have developed a plant-sorting machine that uses computer vision and machine learning to...
New ways to control honeybee parasite
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Ground-breaking discoveries by Michigan State University researchers could help protect honeybees from deadly parasites that have devastated commercial colonies. The...
Program helps keep farmers safe
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- The New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health said it has made safe the 700th tractor via its innovative rollover...
Task force recommends structural change
DENVER — The cattle industry is in the fight of its life, and members of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association are considering a structure...
USDA, Penn State University invest in training new farmers
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — With half of all current farmers in the U.S. likely to retire in the next decade, federal and state agriculture...
Aquaculturalists exploring use soybeans as alternative to fishmeal
PIKETON, Ohio -- A new project that links Ohio's No. 1 fish species with a key field crop could lead to greater sustainability of...
Factors for successful calving season
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Calves born with any sort of difficulty at birth are four times more likely to die than those without, which...
