Reducing Food Waste is Money in the Pocket and Food on the Table for Families

What would you do with $390? I imagine that “throw it in the garbage” was not on your list of possibilities.

Nevertheless, throwing money in the garbage is what many of us do regularly when it comes to food. In 2008 the amount of uneaten food in homes and restaurants was valued at roughly $390 per U.S. consumer – more than an average month’s worth of food expenditures and almost three times

Our society takes too many things for granted

There is a very serious problem in Berkeley County and the rest of the country, too. Children are hungry. Some don't get a decent meal except at school. Packs of donated food are sent home every weekend, in hopes that a child will feed themselves when no one is around to serve a meal. Everywhere we turn, we hear the cry of people asking us for donations to help feed the children. This is a

Pain Mitigation In Beef Cattle

Beef Research School: Pain Mitigation In Beef Cattle - YouTube

#5 Plows and Pitchforks/ Entre arados - Health and GMO’s

Health and GMO’s.



June 2, 2013.



By Matt Bernau



I
could hear the angry whine of the airplane, and I smelled the chemical in the
air before I could see it. Scouting irrigation pivots for weeds and Northern
Corn Rootworm Beetles near Wellfleet, Nebraska can be a dangerous job. I
ascended higher up the hill to get a better view; the crop duster had turned
and was heading

Global Event Hatches Backyard Poultry Software

A screen shot from the winning app.


Coming one day to a smartphone or tablet computer near you: An application that helps backyard poultry farmers protect their birds from disease. It might even help make them profitable, if you want.

That’s the plan after a team of Animal Plant Health and Inspection Service (APHIS) officials announced the winner of NASA’s 2013 International Space Apps

15 questions to ask before purchasing farmland

Growing demand for farmland has driven land values to record highs in many areas. Whether you're considering using cash or borrowing money to purchase new farmland, the buying process should include a well-researched financial plan.

“Farmers should consult their banker throughout the land buying process, to ensure decisions made today best position them to prosper and obtain credit in the

From the Land of Kansas (YMCA Parody)

From the Land of Kansas (YMCA Parody) - YouTube