Monthly Archives: May 2013
Students develop nutrition iPhone app for dining at campus eateries
LEXINGTON, Ky. — University of Kentucky students now have access to nutrition information from UK Dining Services, thanks to the work of students from...
Number of food poisoning cases largely unchanged in the United States
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Recently released reports about the frequency of foodborne illness — commonly known as food poisoning — show the risks have...
USDA extending haying, grazing of cover crops
WASHINGTON — The USDA recently announced due to cold and wet weather in many states it is providing Approved Insurance Providers the option to...
Applications for conservation stewardship program due soon
WASHINGTON -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that the Natural Resources Conservation Service's Conservation Stewardship Program will provide nearly $175 million in funding...
DairyPalooza welcomes more than 300 attendees
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Founded in 2011 as a way to bring more 4-H youth to participate in dairy events, DairyPalooza has quickly grown to...
Scott Shalaway: Meet the vireo, a singing bird of its own kind
During spring migration, warblers get lots of attention. Most are brightly colored and sing loud distinctive songs. Yellow warblers, for example, are common, beautiful,...
Put-in-Bay events commemorate battle of Lake Erie
On an crisp autumn day in the year 1813, Admiral Oliver Hazard Perry, in just his late 20s, altered national history and spawned a...
USDA funds research to study the affects of weather variability on cattle
MADISON, Wis. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded $19.5 million to support research, education and extension activities associated with climate solutions in agriculture.
Research...
House and Senate ag committees take action on new farm bill
WASHINGTON — The House and Senate Agriculture committees have both announced new versions of the farm bill they plan to revisit in coming weeks,...
Bowman v. Monsanto: U.S. Supreme Court sides with Monsanto in biotech ag seed patent...
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled May 13 in favor of Monsanto in a landmark intellectual property law case involving patented seeds.
