Solar power system sends power back to grid
Jean Bahr a University of Wisconsin professor of geology and environmental studies and an international authority on ground water, has installed an affordable, practical system into her Wisconsin home that transforms light from the sun into electricity, enabling her to meet a significant portion of her own electrical needs and to feed excess electricity into the Madison Gas and Electric power grid.
Flies are more than just pesky
According to an Iowa State entomologist, biting flies can adversely affect animal performance, and spread disease among your cattle.
The Great Depression stayed by photography
"The Art of Humane Propaganda: Photographers of the Farm Security Administration During the Great Depression," is a photographic documentary on exhibit at the Columbus Museum of Art through Sept. 2.
Funniest questions asked by tourists
National Tourism Week reveals the kinds of questions often asked by tourists who have left their brains at home.
Tissue, please: Leaf analysis tells a vegetable’s tale
Every small fruit and commercial vegetable grower should have at least one complete plant tissue nutrient analysis from each field for each crop before harvests begin, said Virginia Tech horticulturist.
Gloomy outlook for winter wheat
The smallest wheat harvest since 1974 could produce the year where tighter supplies don't translate into higher prices.
USDA report no surprise
New soybean crop is headed toward setting a record production.
Iowa CornCam has Web visitors grinning ear-to-ear
Once again, visitors from around the world will be able to log onto their Internet browsers, sit back and witness one of nature's wonders: a crop of corn growing in eastern Iowa.
Manure spill damages stream
A Wayne County landowner applying liquid manure through an irrigation system had manure ran down both sides of a knoll into Steele Ditch, resulting in resulted in a damaged stream, loss of aquatic life and five miles of upset land owners.
Leave cute baby creatures alone, they’re not abandoned
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources warns that the best of intentions often lead to bad results when people pick up young animals, instead of leaving them where they were found.