Yearly Archives: 2019
FDA supports standard language to help avoid food label confusion
Confusion regarding food label dates also leads to significant food waste. Learn how to navigate through the differences in food label dates.
Genetics of feed efficiency could save dairymen $540M a year
A new study focuses on increasing cow feed efficiency to improve profitability and substantially reduce the greenhouse gas footprint of the dairy industry.
Overall cancer mortality rate continues to decline in US
The latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer found that death rates continued to decline in men, women and children in the United States.
Innovations for shrinking agricultural workforce
The competitiveness of U.S. agriculture, as well as the welfare of farm workers and their communities, depends on how we adapt to an era of labor scarcity.
Shawnee State Forest to expand by 1,200 acres
More than 1,200 acres of forest land adjacent to Shawnee State Forest will be acquired with a federal partnership grant through the Forest Legacy Program.
Friends, family can be a gateway to opioid misuse
Nonmedical opioid users are more likely to say they began abusing opioids after friends and family members offered them the drugs, according to researchers.
Slashing costs of cellulosic ethanol inputs
Ohio State research is making it more viable to turn agricultural waste into renewable fuel.
Grain farmers facing ‘slow-motion disaster’
Compounding the poor planting season, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced June 10 that unplanted acres will not qualify for 2019 Market Facilitation Program payments.
Genetically modified wheat found in Washington
The USDA confirmed June 7 the discovery of genetically engineered (GE) wheat plants growing in an unplanted agricultural field in Washington state.
Despite protests, USDA plans to move research agencies out of D.C.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue is moving forward with plans to relocate NIFA and ERS to the Kansas City, Mo., area despite broad opposition.
