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College scientists look to re-introduce cicadas into areas they once thrived
KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids· 22 minutes agoA group of college students is trying to re-introduce cicadas in parts of Eastern Iowa where they no longer appear. The sound of cicadas at Macbride Nature Recreation Area is almost defining ...
Like birds before a storm, agribusiness industry is eerily quiet about bird flu
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoMeanwhile, 4.2 million hens are being culled due to bird flu on an egg farm in Iowa, the nation’s...
Here’s What It Costs to Raise Chickens in Your Backyard
Penny Hoarder via AOL· 6 days agoEgg prices are climbing again after falling from the record high of $4.82 per dozen in January 2023....
‘Breakfast on the Farm’ teaches people about farm agriculture
WBAY Green Bay· 2 days agoWhat happens when you pair sausage, eggs, and an interest in knowing where your food comes from? “I...
Honey bees in the desert
The Yuma Sun· 2 days ago“A lot of people all over the United States love Arizona honey because it’s so light and really sweet,” said Nicole Burns, owner of Nikki’s Chickies...
Daily Briefing: And the verdict is...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoCommercial farming facilities have taken to destroying infected flocks in an attempt to quell the ongoing spread. Even so, a new large-scale infection...
Editorial: Walmart hasn't stopped pork suppliers from confining pregnant sows in cruel cages. Time...
Los Angeles Times· 7 days agoFor most pregnant pigs on big factory farms in the U.S., each four-month gestation is spent in a...
Bird flu updates: 4.2M infected chickens to be culled in Iowa, cases detected in alpacas
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoCommercial farming facilities have taken to destroying infected flocks in an attempt to quell the ongoing spread. Even so, a new large-scale infection was reported in Iowa ...
H2Grow bridges the gap between farm and table in Paige
Community Impact· 4 days ago“I kept adding and adding to the things on the farm,” Gongola said. Gongola realized she had a...
With strawberries and goats, a ‘farmastery’ reaches out to its neighbors
Houston Chronicle· 3 days agoOn a warm, sunny morning in farm country, a group of 40 preschoolers and their parents fanned out...