2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (669+ words) Dar es Salaam. For poultry farmers, success is not simply about keeping chickens and waiting for them to grow or lay eggs. The quality of the poultry house, feed, vaccination, cleanliness, equipment and daily supervision can determine whether an enterprise…...

6+ hour, 49+ min ago   (29+ words) Food insecurity is more than not having enough food. For college students, limited access to nutritious and safe food …...

16+ hour, 27+ min ago   (111+ words) Tampa General Hospital has been named a 2026 NRC Health Best in Brand winner. The national distinction, which recognizes brand perception and reputation, was awarded to only nine health systems across the country this year. ST Pete's Business Daily (and a…...

12+ hour, 26+ min ago   (87+ words) Wheat feeds more of humanity than almost any other crop, and the pressure on it has never been greater. Meeting projected global demand by 2050 will require annual productivity gains of roughly 1.7 percent, with total production expected to rise from about…...

12+ hour, 51+ min ago   (1563+ words) A fly circles a cow at a cattle ranch in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico, July 3, 2025. Mexican authorities and ranchers are working to control the spread of New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite. When sheriff’s deputies intercepted a trailer carrying six…...

17+ hour, 10+ min ago   (705+ words) Virginia is replacing traditional food-assistance benefit cards with chip-enabled versions designed to make it harder for thieves to steal SNAP benefits from families. About 749,000 state residents receive assistance through the program. Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Thursday that the state has…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1609+ words) On a hot summer day, John Williams is walking through the vegetable farm he manages in central Illinois. “All these white tubes coming up are tree tubes,” he said, “so they’re little protections for newly planted trees.” Hazelnut, apple and…...

13+ hour, 22+ min ago   (55+ words) A new systematic review and meta-analysis has delivered the first quantitative verdict on one of agriculture’s most tantalizing nanomaterials: metal-organic frameworks, or MOFs, the ultra-porous crystalline compounds being repurposed as smart fertilizers. The analysis, published in BMC Agriculture, finds that…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (490+ words) The New World Screwworm makes history in Texas. Because screwworm larvae target healthy, living tissue rather than dead flesh, livestock managers should exercise extreme caution. Owners are advised to cleanse, shield, and inspect even minor cuts or scrapes daily until…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (34+ words) That funding change does not by itself mean every SNAP household will see its monthly benefits reduced. That funding change does not by itself mean every SNAP household will see its monthly benefits reduced....