FDA approval: Six-month shelf life for dairy products
Dean Foods has received approval from the FDA for new technology that extends dairy-based beverage shelf life to six months.
Almost half the Earth is still wilderness
A team of more than 200 scientists spent two years compiling information about the Earth's most pristine and untouched regions. Their findings have been compiled in a new book, Wilderness: Earth's Last Wild Places.
Backup generator isn’t a complete standby power solution
If installed improperly, a back-up generator can create a wiring hazard and complicate efforts by a utility company to reconnect the primary power source.
Buckeye Rodeo rounds up awards
An Ohio-based rodeo received numerous accolades from the Mid-States Rodeo Association.
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.
