Tag Archives: Agriculture

Grain Bin Engulfments Kill in Less Than 60 Seconds

Posted on September 24, 2013 by tanya brown

Five seconds. That is how quickly a worker can become engulfed in flowing grain and be unable to get out. Sixty seconds. That is how quickly a worker can be completely submerged in flowing grain. More than half of all … Continue reading →

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Researchers Look to Pig Vaccines to Prevent Costly Diseases

Posted on September 24, 2013 by tanya brown
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Incubator Farm Helps Beginning Farmers Grow

Posted on August 16, 2013 by tanya brown

Experimental land in New York is helping immigrants grow farms of their own. Sponsored by the Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming, the Ithaca, N.Y.-based farmland provides beginning farmers access to land, help with production and professional advice. The … Continue reading →

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Retiring to the Farm

Posted on August 16, 2013 by tanya brown

Sandy beaches, tropical islands and no alarm clock may seem like the ideal retirement, but for some, getting up with the roosters is their idea of living happily ever after. Tom Thomas is one of the 12 percent of people … Continue reading →

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Rent-A-Goat Chews Up Invasive Plant Species

Posted on June 26, 2013 by tanya brown

Ben Robel’s goats are in demand. Owner of Vegetation Solutions, the 28-year-old rents his goats to Wisconsin landowners to munch on brush and chew away invasive plants like buckthorn, sumac and prickly ash. The hungry animals eliminate the need to … Continue reading →

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Landowner Gets Even After Beetles Destroy 10,000 Trees

Posted on June 13, 2013 by tanya brown

Larry Lipson found a way to get back at the mountain pine beetles that descended on his ranch and killed 10,000 trees. He made them accessories. The mountain pine beetle can attack a tree like a pack of dogs attacking … Continue reading →

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Study: Ag Boom Could Turn to Bust

Posted on May 16, 2013 by tanya brown

Falling commodity prices, higher interest rates and a possible drop in farmland prices have economist concerned that farmers are next in line to go into major debt, which will spin the agriculture industry off of its economic boom and into … Continue reading →

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Plants Really Do Talk to Each Other

Posted on May 7, 2013 by tanya brown

Researchers may have found a secret language used by plants that produces positive and negative results. By using nanomechanical vibrations or sounds, plants communicate to one another even when all forms of communication seem to be cut off. The study, … Continue reading →

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Report: Multiple Factors Play Role in Honey Bee Decline

Posted on May 3, 2013 by tanya brown

Multiple factors are playing a part in the decline of honey bee colonies, according to a report released this week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency. Based on the report, parasites and diseases, genetics, poor … Continue reading →

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Backyard Farmers Make Chicken Diapers, Other Accessories Chic

Posted on May 1, 2013 by tanya brown

Chicken diapers and saddles are becoming a multimillion dollar industry. As more urban households embrace backyard chicken coups, online stores are cropping up selling everything from poultry lingerie to chicken caviar. Based on a report from the U.S. Department of … Continue reading →

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