Bipartisan effort saves Illinois’ NCAUR from budget trimming
It took a bipartisan effort from Illinois Congressional representatives – with help from the farm sector – to save the USDA Agricultural Research Service’s (ARS) Peoria “Ag Lab” from falling victim to cuts proposed in President Trump’s budget proposal.
Funding to Michigan business to finance high-pressure food center
The Michigan Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development has voted to award a $150,000 grant to Great Lakes HPP to develop a high-pressure food processing (HPP) center and food innovation center at its Taylor location.
Penn State Interseeder to be featured at Indiana field day
An interseeding technology that allows for earlier planting of cover crops will be on display at an upcoming event in Allen County. The “Seeing Green: Fields and Profits Soil Health Field Day” is August 10 at Roemke Farms
Ohio Manure Science Review to show do’s, don’ts, benefits
Creating fertile soils; managing manure to improve profits; protecting the environment – these are just three good reasons why farmers should attend the Manure Science Review on Aug. 2.
