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For more than three decades, researchers have warned of the potential health risks associated with exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), especially among children whose...

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Will the next Farm Bill have a safety net, such as the ARC plan passed in the Senate, or will it only be a comprehensive program of crop insurance?  With the desire by the...

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Mild March temperatures extended the spring season and brought armyworm moths to Indiana in populations not so abundant since 2001 - a year entomologists dubbed "The Year of...

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Farm Bill Developments DTN Ag Policy Editor Chris Clayton reported yesterday that, “After two days of blasting holes in the Senate Agriculture Committee farm safety net, House...

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Returning extra medicine to the pharmacy for disposal might not be worth the extra time, money or greenhouse gas emissions, according to a University of Michigan study that is the...

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A two-and-a half month fishing ban commenced at noon Wednesday in most parts of the South China Sea to help rehabilitate marine resources, and Chinese fishermen have been well...

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My course lecture yesterday was on speculation and speculators, and the timing could not be better. It coincided with bold pronouncements concerning oil markets and prices:...

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I talk occasionally about corn-based ethanol, and the various issues and controversies surrounding this use of agriculture to produce fuel. The questions aren’t simple, and...

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OSU’s Dr. Mark Loux provided an overview of dealing with fall herbicide applications during dry conditions in the most recent CORN Newsletter. I have summarized a few basic...

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Scientists are studying vacant lots to document their ecological benefits and recast them as community assets rather than urban blight.

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She was the winner of the Golden Apple Award for industry service and leadership at the 2011 OFVGA annual meeting. Now, in 2012, Cathy McKay will also be a calendar model.She is...

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