Tag: technology
Blog comments and science
BOSTON — The trolls are winning.
Pick a story about some aspect of science, any story, scroll down to the blog comments and let the...
NASA preparing for new Earth observation satellite
WASHINGTON -- NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission is scheduled to launch Feb. 11 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
A joint NASA and U.S....
Ag bloggers give social media tips to encourage farmers, ranchers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A quartet of agricultural social media "rock stars" offered tips and encouragement to farmers and ranchers at a strategic engagement conference...
Learn livestock lessons in your living room
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Beef, sheep and meat-goat producers looking for information on how to make their livestock enterprises more profitable can take advantage...
Bio-fuel vehicles added to OARDC fleet
The vehicles can run on gasoline or natural gas. The OARDC is in the process of making its own compressed natural gas, with its research partner, quasar energy group.
Farmers: Take online courses!
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Poultry and vegetable production, business and financial planning and recordkeeping online courses all start in January. The courses are from the...
Social media for ag business
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The use of social media has become an increasingly important way to enhance a farm or food business' marketing activities,...
Digital divide still exists; the poor lose
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Technology can serve as a tool to bridge the digital divide, but it is unlikely to be a complete solution...
Do cellphone bans make us safer on the roads? Probably
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Cellphones and driving go together like knives and juggling. But when cellphone use is banned, are drivers any safer?
It depends on...
Phone app makes spraying insecticide easier
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have released two mobile phone applications, or "apps," to make things easier for anyone who needs to adjust insecticide spray equipment.
