Student life during the Depression
A new oral history project at the University of Illinois is helping to recover the routine and preserve the ordinary through the memories of Depression era undergraduates.
Compact’s future rests on the Hill
Legislation introduced to extend the Northeast Dairy Compact and to create a Southern Dairy Compact.
Study shows benefit of mastitis control
Wisconsin dairies with serious subclinieal mastitis problems are up to seven times more likely to have antibiotic residues in their milk than producers with herds that have a low incidence of mastitis, according to the study.
Corn growers push counter-cyclical plan
National association proposes giving growers the support they need - only when they need it.
USDA upholds roadless protections rule
Secretary of Agriculture Veneman announces additional actions to address reasonable concerns to ensure responsible implementation.
Guest Commentary: Don’t back away from biotechnology
Emerson Nafziger, crop production specialist with University of Illinois Extension, writes about the unfortunate tendency to condemn GM crops before their benefits have been realized.
With herbicides, it’s no rain, no gain
Herbicides applied at planting need a half inch to 1 inch of rainfall within seven to 10 days, and more rain is needed in overly dry soils.
Hemlocks are dying in Pennsylvania
Although experts are putting the blame on the hemlock wolly adelgid, the answer isn't that simple.
Krug, Hodge earn Dekalb awards
The annual Waynedale FFA member recognition banquet honored Star Greenhands, Star Chapter Farmers, Honorary Chapter Farmer, and crowned a new FFA queen.
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.
