Beleived to have been born in 1079, Saint Isidore the Farmer, known as the patron saint of farmers and rural communities, has grown into a culturally significant saint in agrarian areas worldwide. This is especially notable in North America, where devotion to him has spawn churches, organizations, and an emphasis…

While horse theft was primarily a capital offense at one time, today it is still considered a felony in many states. Texas, for example, treats horse theft as a felony, reflecting both its historical roots and the ongoing significance of horses in the state. The state takes this crime seriously.…

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a public dashboard featuring data on influenza A detected in wastewater. This tool could help track the outbreak of H5N1 bird flu, which has recently infected cattle herds. Between April 21 and May 4, a total of 230 out of…

At least eight were killed, and another 40 were injured after a bus carrying farmworkers in central Florida overturned today.  The bus, which was transporting about 53 farmworkers, collided with a Ford Ranger in Marion County, which is located 80 miles north of Orlando, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. …

Hairgrove said even though they identified the cause, the goal of finding the answer to one question kept the project alive over the many years: How can I select against it? From 2016 until 2023, Petersen’s lab worked on locating the mutation for this condition. It was found in the…

A recent survey conducted by the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers at the 2024 Iowa FFA Leadership Conference shows that 70 percent of students would like to farm in the future but continue to have concerns about high start-up costs. Of the 191 members who completed the survey, now in…