‘Boo Bugs’ not necessarily just Halloween decorations
I walked into one of those big box stores the other day and the three or four aisles filled with Halloween decorations caught my eye. In one of the aisles was a large sign that read "Boo Bugs."
10 years ago: BioTown, USA comes to small Indiana burg
One small Indiana town is getting a complete energy makeover. Gov. Mitch Daniels, along with Indiana Agriculture Director Andy Miller, announced the White County community of Reynolds is the first BioTown, USA.
Everyone loves family dog until it becomes annoying
Everyone loves the family dog – that is until he annoys us. We tend to love him the most when he is sleeping quietly at our feet or when we are ready to go for a walk and need a walking buddy.
Monsanto cuts jobs, hurt by slumping sales, other factors
Stung by the global decline in seed and corn sales, biotech seed giant Monsanto Co. is slashing 11.6 percent of its 22,500 workforce and restructuring its operations to cut $100 million in costs, for an annual savings of potentially $400 million by the end of 2017.
Indiana Corn & Soy offering load-sensor tech for bridges
Technology designed to allow more detailed monitoring of Indiana’s rural bridges is available from the state’s corn and soybean organizations, for use by county highway departments.
Surgeon advises farmers how to care for common foot maladies
A group of seniors, many former farmers and farmers’ wives, heard Grant Gonzalez, DPM’s presentation about common foot problems; he is a new foot and ankle surgeon working with Dr. John Sigle of the Foot & Ankle Center of Illinois.
Michigan warns of scams focused on cheating black walnut tree owners
About a month ago the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) sent out a statement warning black walnut tree owners to be on the lookout for people wanting to take their trees on false pretenses.
Trade ministers last week from 12 nations bordering the Pacific Ocean ended negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the largest multilateral trade agreement of its kind.
