The ‘beef’ on irradiated meat
Local Giant Eagle and Tops grocery stores are stocking irradiated meat on the shelves.
Beneficial fungi boost pepper growth
Little known fungi, which have been diminished by modern agricultural practices such as tillage, could help plant intake of soil nutrients.
El Niño will affect U.S. weather through spring
Forecasters expect El Niño to continue to bring drier-than-average conditions around the Ohio Valley through March.
Exhibition takes flight at air and space museum
The Smithsonian will celebrate the centennial of the first powered flight by examining the Wright brothers' technical breakthrough and its cultural impact in the decade following the Dec. 17, 1903 milestone.
Farm bill funding could be target for Congress appropriations bill cuts
In agricultural payments, what Congress giveth, Congress can taketh away.
Louisville tractor pull already sold out for Saturday’s finals
Tickets went on sale to the public earlier this month for the championship tractor pull held Feb. 12-15 in conjunction with the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville. Saturday night's final heats, however, are already sold out.
Ohio corn, soybean yields below normal
Ohio's 2002 average corn yield is estimated at 88 bushels per acre, the lowest state yield since 1988 when growers averaged 85 bushels per acre.
Tree leaves Central Park to stretch its roots in China
A great elm in New York City, known as "Central Park Splendor," is alive and well, and it's living in China, its native land.
USDA keeps investigating situation with StarLink
Washington is working to refute a Japanese report that StarLink corn was detected in a portion of a U.S. export shipment.
USDA names agriculture disaster areas in New York
The USDA has designated 25 counties in New York as primary agricultural disaster areas due to excessive rain, freezing and other weather-related disasters.
