| | | | | | | | ODA Announces Statewide H2Ohio Conservation Ditch Program | | REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- As part of Governor DeWine’s H2Ohio initiative, the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) announces $5 million available in grants for a statewide conservation ditch program. Ohio county engineers and Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) are eligible t... | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Statement: Study Shows Ohio’s Largest Rivers Improving in Water Quality | | COLUMBUS, Ohio -- This week, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) Director Anne Vogel announced that a comprehensive | | | | |
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| | | | | Uncertainty and Variability but Not in Cattle | | LAKEWOOD, Colo. -- Cattle and feed markets remain a contrast this summer. December corn futures established a support low in May, tested the resistance high at the end of June, then returned to and tested support a few days later in early-July, rallied to what I am uncomfortable calling a 50% correc... | | | | |
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| | | | | Juniors Awarded Angus Foundation Scholarships, Awards | | GRAND ISLAND, Neb. -- An ambitious group of young cattlemen and women from across the U.S. were awarded scholarships from the Angus Foundation at the 2023 National Junior Angus Show in Grand Island, Nebraska. "Being a part of an organization that supports its juniors’ ... | | | | |
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| | | | | Contribute to Lamb Sustainability Survey Today | | WASHINGTON -- The US Lamb Checkoff is urging producers and feeders to complete its sustainability practices survey so that the American Lamb Board has current and accurate data. “We’ve all seen the data that came out a few years ago, which the i... | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | USDA, Community College Alliance for Agriculture Advancement Strengthen the Rural Workforce | | WASHINGTON -- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Acting Rural Development Under Secretary Roger Glendenning announced that USDA is partnering with the | | | | | |
| | | | | | | New Method Has Promise for Accurate Soil Carbon Estimates | | URBANA, Ill. -- Earth’s soil contains large stocks of carbon — even more carbon than in the atmosphere. A significant portion of this soil carbon is in organic form (carbon bound to carbon), called soil organic carbon (SOC). However, SOC has historically been greatly diminished by agricultural a... | | | | |
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| | | | | FFAR Announces Harvest for Health Prize Criteria | | WASHINGTON -- Nearly two-thirds of the world’s food supply is comprised of three crops – maize, rice and wheat. Yet, there are over 50,000 known edible plant species. To accelerate development of underutilized crops the | | | |
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| | | | | A Path to Defeating Crop-Killing Gray Mold Without Toxic Chemicals | | RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- It's a mold that causes billions in crop losses every year, infecting berries, tomatoes and most other fruits and vegetables. Now, researchers have found a way to defeat gray mold without showering toxic chemicals on the crops. If you’ve ever seen a fuzzy gray strawberry, y... | | | | |
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| | | | | Extreme Heat Is Fatal for Some Saguaro Cactuses in Arizona | | PHOENIX (AP) -- After recording the warmest monthly average temperature for any U.S. city ever in July, Phoenix climbed back up to dangerously high temperatures Wednesday. That could m... | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | Okies: The Dust Bowl's Migrants and their Legacy | | GREENWICH, N.Y. -- The Dust Bowl upended the lives of many farmers during its decade-long hold on the Great Plains. While many stayed in their home regions conditions forced some farmers to seek opportunities elsewhere. In one of the largest migrations in U.S. history thousands of migrants who becam... | | | | | |
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