Christmas trees may go up in price this year due to several problems plaguing farmers, including this summer's drought conditions and diseases like Swiss needle cast and Phytophthora root rot.
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Some 60% of human pathogens are zoonotic, meaning they jump from animals to humans. A new report Council for Agricultural Science and Technology lays out steps for countries to prepare.
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The Department of Agriculture has awarded $200,000 to two veterans’ service organizations to oversee the distribution of the funds to for-profit agriculture businesses owned and operated by veterans.
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Penn State will start the Animal Science Apprenticeship Program in the spring. It will train people for careers at integrated swine farms, large dairy farms and egg-processing operations.
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