
Astronauts would have to grow food on a three year Mars mission. What happens if an insect hitchhikes and starts destroying the crops? Gary Crawford has one possible answer on this edition of Agriculture USA.
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Decarbonizing the transportation sector is one of the key steps in mitigating climate change. The Next Generation Fuels Act introduced earlier this year in Congress is a good step toward accomplishing that goal. Kathy Bergren is the director of public …
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by Dr. Glenn Mollette America has been through a tough time. A national election separated friends and family, divided churches and took over our media. We’ve been intoxicated with poisonous rhetoric and toxic street gatherings that led to more division, injuries …
Commentary: America Needs Thanksgiving Read More »
It may seem like Christmas is around the corner. SC Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers is here to talk more about where to find the perfect tree for the holidays. We’ve been blessed with good crop yields this year, and great …
SC Commissioner Weathers: Thanksgiving in SC Read More »
Nebraska dairyman John Steffen says he loves dairy farming because every day is a new challenge. And a new opportunity, too. On his Steffview Dairy near Hartington, Steffen is adding another layer of revenue by marketing beef-on-dairy calves. “For my …
HOLSim Program Designed to Enhance Beef-on-Dairy Matings Read More »
If you celebrate Thanksgiving with a traditional meal of turkey, ham, sweet potatoes and all the fixings, then you are celebrating North Carolina agriculture and North Carolina farmers as well. North Carolina agriculture is a top producer of much of …
NC Commissioner Troxler: Thanksgiving and Christmas Trees Read More »
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Bloomberg that the Biden Administration would likely remove some punitive tariffs on Chinese imports. She said there is an ongoing process to try to figure out what America’s best approach to China will …
Clinton: White House Likely to Remove Some Tariffs on China Read More »
Ag groups are reacting to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule to replace the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, and they’re not happy with the idea. The proposed rule would re-establish the pre-2015 definition of “Waters of the U.S.” American Farm …
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