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Patent-Winning Horticulturist Yang Named ‘HortLegend’

Patent-Winning Horticulturist Yang Named ‘HortLegend’

Horticulture researcher Guochen Yang, Ph.D., has spent four decades promoting better health, better crops and instructing the next generation of…

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At Last! Relief from Heat Wave Arrives Today!

Mike DavisAug 1, 2025

I can’t hold back, Corey, I’ve got to let folks know there is relief in sight. Before we start talking…

Expanding the Uses of Industrial Hemp

Expanding the Uses of Industrial Hemp

Todd GleasonAug 1, 2025

The 2018 farm bill provided a legal pathway for the production of hemp in the United States. This summer, researchers…

Senators Introduce Legislation to Bolster Conservation Reserve Program 

Senators Introduce Legislation to Bolster Conservation Reserve Program 

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) today introduced the Conservation…

Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern to Merge for $85 Billion

Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern to Merge for $85 Billion

NAFB News ServiceJul 31, 2025

Union Pacific will buy smaller rival Norfolk Southern in a deal worth $85 billion. U.P. says this would create the…

Trump announces 90-day negotiating period with Mexico as 25% tariff rates stay in place

Trump announces 90-day negotiating period with Mexico as 25% tariff rates stay in place

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will enter a 90-day negotiating period with Mexico over…

A Center for Faith – at USDA

A Center for Faith – at USDA

Rod BainJul 31, 2025

One could say to be in farming, you need faith in farming, faith within farming, and just faith. The U.S.…

Managing Heat Stress in Your Vegetable and Fruit Garden

Managing Heat Stress in Your Vegetable and Fruit Garden

Rod BainJul 30, 2025

Backyard veggie and fruit growers worried about recently extreme heat and your garden crops, perhaps you are seeing signs of…

Lantana: The sun-loving, pollinator-friendly powerhouse

Lantana: The sun-loving, pollinator-friendly powerhouse

WPTF StaffJul 30, 2025

By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener I have grown to love lantana. I never really had anything against it. It’s…