A better way to clean milking hardware
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Researchers at Penn State have devised a new way to clean and disinfect milking equipment using little more than salt water.
Johanns puts Bush budget on table
Minnesota loses TB-free status
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A bovine tuberculosis infected herd in Minnesota was depopulated in late January after approval of federal indemnity funding.
Replacing oil will take ingenuity, agronomy and guts
ATLANTA - With world oil demand growing, supplies dwindling and the potential for weather- and conflict-related supply interruptions, other types of fuels and technologies are needed to help pick up the slack.
Study underscores ethanol’s benefits
WASHINGTON - According to a new analysis issued by the University of California-Berkeley, ethanol made from corn reduces overall petroleum use and leads to reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
Tiny tubers aren’t ‘small potatoes’
CHARLESTON, S.C. - A Clemson University scientist at the Coastal Research and Education Center hopes some tiny tubers will become more than "small potatoes" for farmers.
R-CALF USA talks trade challenges
DENVER - "The U.S. cattle industry is challenged by trade today like never before," said Dennis McDonald, an R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America member and former representative on the U.
Ag economist says 2007 farm bill will differ from past legislation
COLUMBUS - The 2007 farm bill will be different from its predecessors, according to agricultural economist Carl Zulauf.
Farmers are the best conservationists we have
COLUMBUS - Education is agriculture's most powerful tool in helping the public understand farm practices and programs.
Kickin’ up dust
CARROLLTON, Ohio - Olivia Grimm is a queen, but not the kind who loafs around the palace eating ice cream and getting her toenails painted.













