Earning a college credit, barbecue style Sunday, April 5, 2009 Four college boys from Alabama cut a 17-day, five-state swath across the southern United States eating barbecue pork ribs and writing about it on their website. That's earning a college credit in English from Birmingham-Southern College the hard way. "Our project will focus on the cultural origins, differences in style and significance of Southern pork barbecue through the framework of food and travel writing," says their website, which they claim received 125,000 views on Feb. 13 alone and was featured in 120 newspapers the following day.The "captain" of the team, political science major Art Richey, "hopes to work in politics for a couple of years before entering law school."He's a Democrat, so he'd better get used to pork. BP Seems Temple likes farrowing crates after all Now that's what you call diversification
Global Efforts Secure Future of Canadian Wheat Thursday, April 23, 2026 Canadian wheat reaches more than eighty international markets annually. Large shipment volumes anda strong reputationmake stable global demand essential. The country holds top positions in durum wheat and oats exports and continues to rank among the world’s leading wheat exporters.... Read this article online
Rising Fertilizer Prices Could Shift Canada 2026 Crop Plans Thursday, April 23, 2026 Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Economicsre-affirms what every Canadian farmer already knows, Canadian farmers are approaching the 2026 seeding season with higher uncertainty than usual. Rising fertilizer prices, influenced by global instability and conflict in the Middle East, are increasing... Read this article online
HPAI confirmed in Saskatchewan Thursday, April 23, 2026 Saskatchewan has its first cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) of 2026. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) website indicates three detections between April 14 and 17 in three separate rural municipalities. On April 14, HPAI was detected in a commercial poultry... Read this article online
Soybean Cyst Nematode Is in almost every soybean producing state and province Thursday, April 23, 2026 Understanding Detection, Prevention, and Management of Soybeans’ Most Costly Pest Soybean cyst nematode (SCN), , remains the most damaging pathogen affecting soybeans in North America, costing U.S. farmers more than one billion dollars in lost yield annually. Updated national surveys... Read this article online
Ontario Exempts Farmlands from Stormwater Fees Thursday, April 23, 2026 The Ontario government has takenan important stepto support farmers by exempting eligible agricultural lands from municipal stormwater fees. This decision is expected to bring meaningful financial relief to farmers across the province and strengthen the agricultural sector. Stormwater... Read this article online