Herbs pack big health wallop
Researchers with the USDA have discovered that herbs have higher antioxidant activity than fruits, vegetables and some spices, including garlic.
Jeweled arts of India exhibit glimmers in Cleveland
The Cleveland Museum exhibit, from Feb. 24 through May 19, includes approximately 325 works - many lavished with diamonds emeralds, and rubies set in pure gold - displayed in groups including royal adornment, princely weapons, gemstones of inestimable importance, and sumptuous vessels, such as cups, plates, and inkwells.
Learning to market Main Street is a click away
Faculty and researchers at Cornell and Pennsylvania State's extension division develop Web site for newly elected officials.
Pa. deadline nearing for livestock farm permits
A second CAFO permit application deadline is approaching through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
Debby Boone school of public policy
In this week's commentary, Editor Susan Crowell comments on coming to terms with the feels right approach to budgeting and reaching the day of economic reckoning.
Paying less costs more with credit card
Extension consumer scientist warns consumers that while credit cards are convenient tools, many people don't realize that their repayment habits greatly influence how much it costs them to use credit.
Deere jumps at opportunity to train dealership managers, equipment techs
A career, not just a job: Like plumbers and electricians, there will always be a need for farm equipment repair technicians.
President Bush given 4-H award as part of centennial celebration
He received 4-H's highest honor in a White House ceremony with USDA Secretary Ann M. Veneman, a former 4-H'er, in attendance.
Genetics, preventative medicine are the beef of cattle operation success
Beef producers shouldn't rely totally on EPD charts to make sound breeding decisions.
Scientists find anticancer agent of vitamin C
A food scientist at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, NY., and his Korean colleagues have found that vitamin C blocks the carcinogenic effects of hydrogen peroxide on intercellular communication.
