USDA is unleashing detector dogs for feral swine tracking
As a new tool to help stop the spread of feral pigs, the USDA’s National Feral Swine Damage Management Program has started unleashing detector dogs in specific fields to track the presence of the invasive and destructive wild hogs.
Rural Development grants aid multiple Michigan food efforts
More than $1.5 million in projects were awarded Rural Development Fund Grants through the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), to promote the sustainability of land-based industries and support infrastructure that benefits rural communities.
On July 7, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch read a proclamation issued by Gov. Eric Holcomb which named the date as Indiana Grown Day amidst a 100-vendor farmers market spread along monument circle.
Gene identification already has led to the potential of preventing certain cancers in mice. Some scientists believe that within five years, soon-to-be parents could have the capability of altering genes in their unborn child that would prevent the later development of certain diseases.
