THE U.S. Department of Agriculture announced another round of funding for renewable energy generation and energy conservation projects through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)...

ALGAE is so environmentally adaptable that it can flourish in wastelands, sewage and saline bodies of water; it can grow in high densities, in the dark and in the presence of high concentrations of nitrogen and phosphates...

THE University of Missouri has opened the MU Metagenomics Center, which will serve as a comprehensive resource for microbiological research performed at the University of Missouri, other universities and private entities around the country...

LAND O'Lakes Inc. recently announced its second-quarter 2015 financial results and reported net earnings of $80.9 million, 16.5% lower than the second quarter of 2014. Sales during the quarter were $3.4 billion, a decrease from $3.9 billion during...

THE Office of the U.S. Trade Representative held a hearing Aug. 7 as part of a congressionally mandated review of whether South Africa should be suspended from the recently renewed African Growth & Opportunity Act (AGOA) because of agricultural...

CARGILL announced that it has completed a new seed innovation center in Ft. Collins, Colo., that will be the center of its specialty canola hybrid development...

THE Andersons Inc. announced financial results for its fiscal second quarter and first half ended June 30, noting that its Rail Group had continued strong performance, while the Ethanol Group's earnings improved significantly from the first...

TWO concerned parents recently discovered that the magic formula for the ultimate sports recovery drink starts with cows...

Injunction on EPA water rule sought: On Aug. 10, 13 states challenging the Environmental Protection Agency/Army Corps of Engineers "waters of the U.S." rule asked a federal judge in North Dakota to issue an injunction blocking the rule from being...

THE U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed stronger standards for pesticide applicators who apply "restricted-use" pesticides, including a requirement that anyone who applies restricted-use pesticides must be at least 18 years old...