St. Patrick’s Day is this weekend, March 17th, which for many Americans means stuffing themselves with corned beef. Most probably assume this is a traditional Irish food but it was actually created right here in the US by Irish immigrants. While Ireland does have a long and somewhat complicated history with the dish, it was …
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A new study from a team of scientists at Chalmers University in Sweden describes how microbes in soil and water may be evolving to eat plastic. The researchers found the evidence in DNA samples taken from the environment, which revealed some 30,000 unique enzymes that are capable of degrading 10 different types of plastics. The …
There has been talk lately of rising bankruptcies among Brazil farmers that could dent hopes for continued expansion in the ag sector. Now, a new report from credit data provider Serasa Experian puts some hard numbers to the troubling rumors, including a +535% increase in farmer bankruptcy filings in 2023. Marcelo Pimenta, head of agribusiness …
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Overalls have been a workwear favorite on the farm and beyond for over a century. Since then, they have gone on to become an iconic outfit staple in American fashion and pop culture. While manufacturers like Levi Strauss and Lee Jeans claim to have the first patents for overalls, the earliest versions of the garments …
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Heading into planting season, there is a lot of talk about a lack of moisture in some key growing regions. Much of the US Midwest experienced a warmer-than-usual winter which, in addition to drying out soils, could cause other issues for producers this year. This year’s warmer-than-typical winter is mostly blamed on the El …
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Meat from genetically edited pigs may be on grocery store shelves within the next couple of years if things go according to plan for UK-based Genus PLC. The company’s pigs are engineered to resist the virus that causes porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), one of the most economically devastating diseases faced by the pork …
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Dartmouth’s men’s basketball team voted 13-2 yesterday in favor of forming a “union”. Yes, you read that correctly, the basketball team is unionizing. As someone who played college sports, and is greatly appreciative of the opportunity, this blows my mind. My parents told me as far back as I could remember, that once I graduated …
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Crop prices are being pressured lower and lower and in return US farm income is forecast to take a sizable step backward. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that one. In fact, US farm income in 2024 is forecast to tumble -25.5% versus last year, according to the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS). …
Despite increasingly hostile farmer demonstrations, the European parliament just passed its highly controversial Nature Restoration Law (NRL) that agricultural stakeholders say will saddle them with burdensome costs and bureaucracy. The plan is a key pillar of the EU’s “Green Deal” that seeks to establish the world’s most ambitious climate and biodiversity targets and make the …
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National Pig Day, celebrated every year on March 1, is a perfect time to recognize a key part of US agriculture and one of the most widely consumed proteins in the world. Two sisters, Ellen Stanley of Lubbock, Texas and Mary Lynne Rave of Beaufort, North Carolina, created National Pig Day in 1972. While more …
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