Pot-bellied pigs: Former pets ravaging Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Thousands of Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs are snorting and squealing their way across Puerto Rico in what many fear has become an unstoppable quest to eat and reproduce on an island struggling to stop them.
Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act signed into law
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to ban race-day doping of horses and set national medication and track-safety standards for the horse-racing industry is nearing the finish line. Lawmakers gave final approval to the bill as part of the massive legislation on spending and pandemic relief.
Andy Holt is named the director of Ag business development
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Republican state Rep. Andy Holt has joined the Tennessee Department of Agriculture as the director of business development
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Job opportunities for college graduates in agriculture-related fields are expected to remain strong over the next five years, according to a recently released employment report.
700-million-bushel decline in corn for ethanol in 2020
PALESTINE, Ill.— Enthusiasm was high for ethanol going into 2020, with a “phase one” trade deal negotiated with China and approval for the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement all but secured. But when COVID-19 restrictions were put in place in many states in March, the bottom dropped out of the transportation fuel market -- taking ethanol with it.
Indiana Grown website makes shopping local a lot easier
INDIANAPOLIS – A new online marketplace offering products linked exclusively to Indiana agriculture is like making lemonade from the lemons of COVID-19.
Illinois soy, corn growers team up for conservation
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Two of Illinois’ premier producer associations are teaming up to research on-farm conservation practices and the financial implications of their adoption.
