USDA to hold meeting by teleconference
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service will hold a public meeting on proposed regulations to implement a new...
Cattle prices ride the recovery upward
URBANA, Ill. — A host of economic indicators suggest that the recession has ended — with more positive than negative signs for the U.S....
Association to hold annual conference
COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association will hold its 31st annual conference, "Growing with Integrity, Eating with Intention," Feb. 13-14 in...
‘Fruitbots’ could save growers money, create high-tech jobs
WENATCHEE, Wash. -- Advancements in the mechanization of farm equipment are reducing labor costs, increasing efficiency and improving profits for area growers of specialty...
Multi-state water quality trading effort launched in Ohio River Basin
WASHINGTON -- American Farmland Trust is teaming up with Electric Power Research Institute, the Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission, Duke Energy, American Electric Power,...
Marcellus shale summit set in N.Y.
OWEGO, N.Y. -- Cornell Cooperative Extension, in collaboration with a number of local and statewide partners, will host a Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Summit...
New research turbine is commissioned
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Siemens Energy Inc. have formally commissioned a new 2.3 megawatt Siemens...
Vegetable and berry growers seminar set
GREENSBURG, Pa. -- The Western Pennsylvania Vegetable and Berry Growers seminar will be held Nov. 17 at the Days Inn, Butler, Pa. The meeting...
USDA enrolls 255 million base acres on 1.7 million farms in programs
WASHINGTON -- Approximately 255 million base acres on about 1.7 million farms were enrolled in the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program and in the Average...
Sheep breeding improvements emerge from ARS-University research
FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Artificial insemination techniques that work well with cattle and swine can be difficult or costly to perform in sheep, but...
