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Cattle bred with African genes to better face drought, climate change
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Cattle are being bred with genes from their African cousins who are accustomed to hot weather. New corn varieties are emerging with larger roots for gathering water in a drought. Someday, the plants may even be able to...Tags: Genes and Chromosomes, Arable Farming, Teaching and Learning, Ecosystems, Weather
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ÂFocus on Soybeans webcasts
ST. LOUIS - To make the most of every acre, U.S. soybean farmers need the latest production research and management information. One thing that can help them get it is the soy checkoff-funded “Focus on Soybeans” webcast series. And with the new, quicker...Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Science and Technology
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Grow a garden without weeds
The very act of preparing a vegetable garden encourages weeds. As vegetable gardeners gear up to plant homegrown produce, dormant weed seeds lie buried in the soil and ready to sprout the instant the right conditions occur. “Sprout they will,...Tags: Arable Farming
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1862 turned out to be a big year for Washington County
The year 1862 turned out to be a big year for Washington County and the United States. On Sept. 17, 1862 — 150 years ago — two armies collided outside the sleepy little town of Sharpsburg along the banks of Antietam Creek. That day would...
Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Government, George Washington Carver, Slavery, Science and Technology
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Corporations boost agricultural research funding
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - The gap between federal support for agricultural research at large public universities and private investment continues to grow - and the divide comes with increased threats to academic freedom and more instances of meddling in the...Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Kroger Company, ConAgra Foods Incorporated, Genetic Engineering, Research
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Good for you
Herbert Jockheck, a 2008 graduate of Redfield High School, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., in May with a bachelor of science degree in systems engineering. Following his graduation, he was commissioned as a Second...Tags: Awards and Prizes, West Point, Human Interest, Teaching and Learning, University of Notre Dame
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The kind of salad dressing you use can make veggies healthier
Dieters often say, “Hold the dressing,” but hold on: That might make those virtuous vegetables less nutritious, a study shows. Researchers at Purdue University found that some fat matters – and that the kind of fat matters too. For...
Tags: Beta-Carotene, Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages, Blood, Science and Technology
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Spory accepted into Lilly Graduate Fellows Program
Michael Spory, a 2011 Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) graduate, was one of 16 students nationwide accepted into Lilly Graduate Fellows Program through Christ College, an interdisciplinary honors college at Valparaiso University. Spory, who...
Tags: Education, Valparaiso University, Arts and Culture, Graduation, Colleges and Universities
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Using Plants to Encourage Beneficial Insects
Lehigh Valley Master GardenersResearchers are working to figure out ways to encourage natural beneficials insects in greenhouses and high tunnels. The same principles apply in home gardens- if you encourage the beneficials by providing food and habitat, they can do some of your...... -
Iowa State prof wins Nobel in chemistry
An Israeli scientist who also teaches at Iowa State University was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry this morning.
Daniel Shechtman was honored for his discovery of quasicrystals, which the Nobel committee said has changed the concept of ordered...Tags: Engineering, Awards and Prizes, Chemistry, Science, Israel
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Service news - May 9
Air Force Airman Brandon J. Rowland, son of Cherie and Terry Rowland of Clear Spring, graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Rowland is a 2011 graduate of Clear Spring High School. Army Reserve Pvt....Tags: Middletown
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Sugar water or Kool-Aid?
Danger prowled Capitol Hill shortly after the Senate Ag Committee approved its version of the 2012 Farm Bill April 26. The trouble wasn't from folks who might have lost out when the Committee “streamlined” 23 conservation programs into 13 to “save”...Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Agriculture, Champaign County (Illinois), Science and Technology, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois)
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