Wheat acres fall while yields increase
While yields per acre are up, production is down, primarily because most farmers can no longer afford to grow wheat.
Baldwin serves time for animal cruelty
After pleading guilty to 30 charges, Harlan Baldwin was sentenced to jail time, electronically supervised surveillance, probation, and community service. He was also prohibited from owning cows or horses, and fined $6,000.
Ag Committee OKs draft of new farm bill; boosts conservation
"The Agricultural Act of 2001" H.R. 2646, will go to the full House this fall. The Senate Agriculture Committee is just beginning work on its own version.
Can yoga reduce epileptic seizures?
A study at New York University Medical Center is is evaluating whether yoga can reduce the number of seizures in people with epilepsy and improve their emotional well-being.
‘Gearing up, throttling down’ saves fuel, keeps input costs lower
The practice uses 15 percent to 25 percent less energy than operating tractors at full power with light operations such as planting, cultivating, spraying, and some light tillage that do not require full power.
Greenfield Village’s Celebration of Emancipation, Aug. 4-5
The Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village in Dearborn will offer a weekend of African-Americation culture and traditions in celebration of the spirit of freedom.
Law changes for children’s passports
In the attempt to lessen the chance of abduction, the U.S. now requires both parents' consent to obtain passports and visas for overseas travel of children under 14.
Little known virus carried by bean leaf beetles causing new soybean losses
The bean pod mottle virus, seen throughout the Midwest last year, is a little-known virus spread by a familiar insect - the bean leaf beetle. It causes reduction in seed quality and yield.
Ag e-commerce is a tricky business
The online world of agricultural e-commerce has seen major changes in the past months as the dot-coms look for how to best add value for farmers and suppliers.
Plant-incorporated protectant rules set
EPA has adopted rules that clarify the agency's role in the regulatation of those materials that enable a plant to protect itself that are derived from biotechnology.
