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
BASF Introduces Zarina Fungicide for White Mold and Broad-Spectrum Disease Control Tuesday, June 16, 2026 BASF is expanding its crop protection portfolio with the introduction of Zarina, a new fungicide designed to target white mold while also delivering broader disease control across key crops. Brady Spagenberg, Marketing Director for Crop Protection at BASF, outlined to Farms.com, how... Read this article online
Massey Ferguson Planters Focus on Precision, Flexibility and Long-Term Efficiency Tuesday, June 16, 2026 Massey Ferguson is continuing to refine its planter offering with a focus on precision, flexibility and long-term efficiency. Forrest Francis, Marketing Manager for Massey Ferguson Planters, spoke to Farms.com about how the company is approaching planter design to support improved... Read this article online
Someone in rural Alberta has 15 million reasons to smile Monday, June 15, 2026 Rural Albertans should be checking their lottery tickets. The Western Canada Lottery Corporation says a $15 million LOTTO MAX ticket sold outside of Calgary and Edmonton is outstanding from the June 5 draw. The winning numbers are 11,16,27,34,40,47, and 49. The winner(s) have one... Read this article online
Canadian Firm Buhler Versatile Buys ATLAS Group Assets Monday, June 15, 2026 Buhler Versatile Inc., one of Canada’s leading agricultural equipment manufacturers and a member of the ASKO Group, has finalized an agreement to acquire the operating business of Germany-based ATLAS Group. The notarized agreement, completed on June 8, 2026, marks a significant step... Read this article online
B.C. farm owner saves goat from cougar attack Monday, June 15, 2026 A video circulating online shows the measures farmers will take to save the animals they raise. Gina Moore raises Nigerian dwarf goats, geese, and cows on her B.C. farm. And when a cougar attacked one of those goats, she sprang into action. @abcnews A farm owner in British... Read this article online