Increasing cropping frequency offers opportunity to boost food supply
Harvesting existing cropland more frequently could substantially increase global food production without clearing more land for agriculture, according to a new study from the Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota.
What farmers need to know about the Affordable Care Act
How will the Affordable Care Act impact farms and farmers?
Ohio Maple Days is in three locations
A new international grading system for maple syrup and the Food and Drug Administration's new food safety requirements for maple syrup producers will be two of the featured topics at 2014's Ohio Maple Days.
Dogs likely originated in Europe more than 18,000 years ago, biologists report
Wolves likely were domesticated by European hunter-gatherers more than 18,000 years ago and gradually evolved into dogs that became household pets, UCLA life scientists report.
Increasing cropping frequency offers opportunity to boost food supply
Harvesting existing cropland more frequently could substantially increase global food production without clearing more land for agriculture, according to a new study from the Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota.
Snack companies remove 6.4 trillion calories from store shelves
Sixteen of the nation’s leading food and beverage companies sold 6.4 trillion fewer calories in the United States in 2012 than they did in 2007, according to the findings of an independent evaluation funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
IBM unveils five innovations that could change our lives
Recently IBM unveiled the eighth annual "IBM 5 in 5" (#ibm5in5) - a list of innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live and interact during the next five years.
Program provides heating assistance to Ohioans
The Ohio Development Services Agency and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio want to remind Ohioans assistance is available if you have been disconnected or are threatened with disconnection from their utility service.
Fossil of new ‘big cat’ species discovered
The oldest big cat fossil ever found -- which fills in a significant gap in the fossil record -- was discovered on a paleontological dig in Tibet, scientists recently announced.
Alumni gifts provide ag sciences students with scholarship, program support
Students in the College of Agricultural Sciences will benefit due to financial gifts from alumni of the college.
