Farmers and ranchers are still waiting for a new farm bill, but the release of a discussion draft means forward progress.  “The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 is the product of extensive feedback from stakeholders and all Members of the House, and is responsive to the needs of…

About 400 workers at five farms in Ionia County, Michigan, will lose their jobs due to a mass layoff at Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch, which is being affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza. The company informed Michigan’s Department of Labor on Wednesday that avian flu has affected the hen population at…

Generations after the Morrill Land-Grant Acts of 1862 and 1890 were passed by Congress, land-grant universities are still a dominant force in American education. In particular, their focus on agriculture, science, and engineering continue to contribute to advances in their respective fields. And the universities’ extension offices provide localized assistance…

Tucked away amid the lush green roads, a beautiful and scenic hill station located in the quiet Nilgiri district of Tamil Nadu, the Lamb’s Rock Coonoor is an eternal witness to the fabulous art of nature. From afar, this unbelievable viewpoint which has been a calling for adventurous voyagers for…

Alabama became the second state to ban lab-grown meat, making selling it a misdemeanor just six days after Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis signed similar legislation.The Alabama bill, proposed by Republican state Sen. Jack Williams, vice chair of the Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee, and signed into law by Gov.…

In 2022, Wellcome Connecting Science, a genomic science program funded by the Wellcome Trust, organized a citizens’ jury to ask whether the U.K. government should allow scientists to edit the DNA of human embryos in order to treat serious genetic conditions. Convening a jury was a non-traditional approach to involving…