by Danielle Prieur | Aug 11, 2016 | Environment
WASHINGTON–Seth Squires is a second-generation dairy farmer in upstate New York. At 18, he is part of a new trend in farming: second and third generation Millenials who are choosing to continue their family’s tradition of farming — with anything but...
by Danielle Prieur | Aug 5, 2016 | Environment, Topics
WASHINGTON — If you ask Randall Reeder, retired Ohio State University Extension agricultural engineer, what he thinks about no-till farming, it’s simple. “If all the land farmed around the world was in no-till, we could probably reverse climate change,” Reeder...
by Danielle Prieur | Aug 4, 2016 | Environment, Topics
WASHINGTON– One easy way to combat the effects of climate change and extreme weather events on farms and farmers? Grow longer roots. Who has the longest root systems? Perennials. Perennials are plants that live for a season, die and then return again the...
by Danielle Prieur | Jul 28, 2016 | Politics
PHILADELPHIA — On Thursday – the last day of the Democratic convention – some Bernie Sanders’ supporters were debating whether to vote for Green Party candidate Jill Stein in November. Clarissa Rodriguez, 17, from Texas City, Texas, said she would not vote for...
by Danielle Prieur | Jul 21, 2016 | Health, Topics
WASHINGTON—An instant urine test which can detect two of the most common chemicals used to “cut” crack-cocaine in South America should be available within the next two months. Similar to most urine tests, a health care professional collects a sample in a cup, but the...
