China repeals 2-year ban on live equine imports from U.S. |
| In an exciting back stretch run, filly Abel Tasman came from behind pace to defeat favorites Paradise Woods and Miss Sky Warrior, in the 2017 Kentucky Oaks. |
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| Simmons: Reinvention could help animal ag beat a 'credibility crisis |
| Some might say the biggest challenge of the agricultural industry is simply communicating with consumers. At the recent Agri-Biosciences Innovation Summit in Indianapolis, Elanco President Jeff Simmons dissected the problem and offered solutions on a conceptual level. |
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Heat stress for farmworkers is real threat with a potential new solution now ‘at hand’ |
| Everywhere you look there’s a farmer checking a mobile application, or app, to help gather data to keep his or her farming operations ahead of the game. There are countless apps that monitor weather conditions, apps that keep track of equipment maintenance, commodity market monitoring apps, apps that help manage a farm’s inventory and budget and even ones that help calculate fertilizer and chemical usage for a particular farm or field. If you get confused by all of the apps, simply Google “Best Farming Apps” and you can literally open a Pandora’s Box of information available to farmers from their smart phone. |
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| Two OSU researchers are reducing environmental impact of cow waste |
| According to a United Nations report, across the globe livestock spew 14.5 percent of all greenhouse gases (methane, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases) released in the environment, and more than half of that comes specifically from cows. |
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| We Care Initiatiive connects pork industry and neighbors |
| Farmers need to develop a good relationship with their neighbors, their community. The pork industry developed the “We Care” initiative to strengthen that relationship. The Schwab Family Farm in Butler County, Ohio, and Legan Livestock in Putnam County, Ind., are two farms that embody that initiative. |
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| Christian Farmers International taking aid to hurricane victims |
| Hurricanes in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico; wildfires in Kansas and California – 2017 has been a devastating weather year for thousands of farmers and ranchers touched by an historic rash of hurricanes and other natural disasters, with billions of dollars in lost crops, livestock and property. |
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| Non-browning Arctic apples hit Midwest stores, amid questions |
| Arctic apples went on sale in Midwest stores in November, as 10-ounce bags of fresh, preservative-free slices. What makes them unique is that you can bite them, slice them, bruise them – and they won’t turn brown. |
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| More CWD cases presenting concern for Michigan officials |
| The growing number of deer in Michigan recently found to be positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) is getting to be a worry for state officials. |
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| Hoosier hydroponic firm to help hurricane victims |
| An agri-business startup in Fishers, Ind., wants to raise $500,000 to send 50,000 micro-growth food systems to Puerto Rico, which was devastated by Hurricane Maria recently. |
| 12/21/2017 |
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Feds may give states more flexibility overseeing SNAP, starting in Arizona |
| Congress is gearing up for farm bill negotiations, and some policy watchers are wondering how a USDA announcement this month might impact the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the bill’s biggest budget item. |
| 12/21/2017 |
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