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The Unversity of Florida announced the eight members of the 2013 recruiting class to have enrolled for the spring semester. They are: linebacker Alex Anzalone, defensive tackle Darious “Bear” Cummings, defensive lineman Joey Ivie, linebacker...

Maybe love means never having to say you're sorry, but what about when love isn't involved? Say, when you've described the president using a derogatory slur for someone with a mental disability, as Ann Coulter did in October. Or when you're the...

Recent news of a “shotgun sequence” of the wheat genome inspired excitement about the possibilities for breakthrough science based on increased understanding of the crop's complex genetic make-up. Sequencing the wheat genome has been a long-term goal of...

BROOKINGS - Fruit and vegetable growers are invited to the Tri-State Fruit and Vegetable Growers Symposium Friday, Dec. 7, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bev's on the River Conference Center in Sioux City, Iowa. The 2012 drought covered a large band of the...

Technological advancements abound in our society and the cattle industry is no exception. Attendees at the first-ever, dual-breed Beef Profit Alliance seminar learned first hand about new and emerging technology. The seminar - held at Kansas State...

The Manitoba-North Dakota Zero Tillage Farmers Association is holding its 35th annual workshop and trade show Jan. 8-10, 2013, at the Ramkota Hotel in Bismarck. The theme for the 2013 workshop is “No-till: An Evolution Toward Sustainable Ag.” “The Man-...

Pierre (NRCS) - The inherent and dynamic qualities of soil were in the spotlight at the Soil Health Information Day held December 11, 2012 in Mitchell. The event attracted over 230 people to hear regional and national agriculture and natural resources...

ST. LOUIS /PRNewswire/ -- Monsanto Company announced on Sept. 25 that it will provide a royalty-free research license to the academic community and other non-profit research institutions to a newly issued US Patent related to the Agrobacterium...

Few would argue that the University of Maryland's decision earlier this week to join the Big Ten isn't about the money — $24 million a year in television revenue. But university officials are helping to sell the deal with what they argue is a...

Two beef cattle workshops, Beyond the Bunk and Beef College, combined this year to give producers a bigger program with more options. This daylong beef cattle workshop will be held Dec. 19 at the Best Western Doublewood Inn in Bismarck. It is a...

It's a world away, or at least it seems like it. Afghanistan conjures images of barren stretches of land where farmers struggle to grow enough food to feed their families, let alone sell for a profit. But it wasn't always this way. "Grapes were a huge...

PIERRE - The South Dakota Department of Agriculture (SDDA) is teaming up with South Dakota State University (SDSU) to host the first-ever Beginning Farmer and Rancher Symposium. The one-of-a-kind event will be held Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, from 12-5 p.m....