Kingsbury gains C&D HQ, other nibbles at rail shipping site
Eight years of extensive work to have an intermodal facility at Kingsbury has finally paid off. Work has started on a rail yard, but whether fresh produce and other farm products will be part of the operation as originally envisioned remains to be seen.
Budweiser Clydesdales trained from birth for work with public
They are bred for pulling and working, so parts of their public role come naturally to them. But the mammoth horses still need to be trained from birth to learn to deal with the public, to be handled and clipped and to endure noises such as 10,000 screaming fans at Mardi Gras.
Truitt: Flood-resistant traits found in rice, seaweed?
With torrential rains flooding fields across the Eastern Corn Belt and submerging young corn and soybean plants for weeks, growers are now asking for flood tolerant seeds. Several research trials are under way to develop crops that grow underwater.
