Iowa meat market investigated for operating without a license
A consumer complaint has led to an ongoing investigation of a central Iowa meat market, which was found operating without a license, and with products allegedly stored at unsafe temperatures and in unsanitary conditions.
Illinois’ Specialty Conference shines on small-scale farming
Staged at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, the Illinois Specialty Crop, Agritourism and Organic Conference and Trade Show addressed the needs of specialty growers from Jan. 10-12.
Three-continent team discovers important wheat stem rust gene
University of Minnesota and USDA scientists collaborated with colleagues in Australia and Europe to discover the wheat stem rust pathogen gene that wheat plants first detect when “switching on” genetic resistance to wheat stem rust.
Ohio Farm Bureau enticing young people to ag careers
Introducing students to the potential of agriculture and preparing them for careers in ag, food and natural resources are the goals of two major projects of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF).
Reducing ag production costs is possible, say extension experts
Farming has never been a financially easy profession; recently, that is especially true with stagnant grain market prices and few real options to avoid losing money.
When negotiators face off next week at trade talks in Montreal, U.S. officials will be seeking “a better deal for our country and for our farmers,” President Donald Trump pledged last week, before more than 7,000 farmers at the 99th annual convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Arctic weather not necessarily a reducer of pest populations
Frigid weather has created havoc across the country, including winterkill of wheat across the Midwest, and that has some wondering whether farmers will see a benefit in reduced pests in the spring.
An agriculture-focused partnership announced between Indianapolis and Harbin, China, could have a positive impact on Hoosier farmers, according to the president of World Trade Center (WTC) Indianapolis.
Expanded annual conference for Ohio specialty, produce growers
Old Man Winter doesn’t officially release his grip on the tri-state region until March 20, but fruit, vegetable and specialty crop growers in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky can prepare themselves for the growing season with the Southern Ohio Specialty Crop Conference on Feb. 6.
