Tag: Agriculture

Commonly called a crash test dummies, full-scale anthropomorphic test devices that represent children to adults, are displayed at Ford Motor Co.'s Dearborn Development Center in Michigan last month. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Don’t forget to tingle at the benefits of capitalism

Rich Tucker · April 8, 2014 4:00 am

This June 2, 2010 photo shows marble-size Golden Delicious apple blossoms, in Armada Township, Mich. Michigan's heavy snowfall and bitter cold winter have damaged some fruit trees and vineyards, according to a leading state farm group. The late thaw is finally allowing fruit farmers to assess damage from the cold and heavy snow, the Michigan Farm Bureau said in a report Friday, April 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Detroit News, Todd McInturf)

Harsh winter damages Michigan’s fruit trees, vines

Washington Examiner · April 6, 2014 11:25 pm

Idle Neb. meatpacking plant to be demolished

Washington Examiner · April 6, 2014 8:55 pm

In this photo made Friday, April 4, 2014, fisherman Tim LaRochelle displays his new electronic swipe card for elver fishing in Portland, Maine, that permits him to catch elvers during the 2014 elver fishing season. Maine now requires its fishermen use the cards to record sales of the baby eels in its second most valuable fishing business, after lobstering. (AP Photo/Blake Davis)

Maine introduces swipe cards for elver fishermen

Blake Davis · April 6, 2014 3:12 pm

Beekeeper checking hives placed in an almond orchard. AP Photo

Washington Secrets

17 billion honey bees injured, killed, threatening apple, berry, veggie crops

Paul Bedard · April 4, 2014 4:00 am

Agribusinesses give $380,000 to beat anti-GMO vote

Washington Examiner · April 3, 2014 11:36 pm

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas:ÃÂ "Washington would be a lot better off if we had more farmers in Congress and a lot fewer trial lawyers."ÃÂ (AP/Charlie Neibergall)

Ted Cruz takes dig at Bruce Braley in Iowa op-ed

Rebecca Berg · April 3, 2014 4:00 am

Applications open for Nebraska Ranch Practicum

Washington Examiner · March 31, 2014 5:01 am

Documents obtained following Freedom of Information Act requests filed with the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Naval Criminal Investigative Service, are displayed at the AP office in Tokyo on Jan. 29. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

FOIA exemptions provide ample cover for bureaucrats hiding agency secrets, transparency advocates say

Mark Flatten · March 31, 2014 4:00 am

Nick Guetterman folds a seat as he climbs into a combine on his farm near Bucyrus, Kan., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. Farmers from across the nation gathered in Washington this month for their annual trek to seek action on the most important matters in American agriculture. But this time, a new issue emerged: growing unease about how the largest seed companies are gathering vast amount of data from sensors on tractors, combines and other farm equipment. The sensors measure soil conditions, seeding rates, crop yields and many other variables. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Energy and Environment

American farmers confront ‘big data’ revolution

Associated Press, Roxana Hegeman · March 29, 2014 4:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Bruce Braley has difficulty spelling terms used regularly in the state he wishes to represent in the Senate

Justin Green · March 27, 2014 12:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Iowa Republican Senate candidate on big spenders in DC: ‘Let’s make ’em squeal’

Justin Green · March 25, 2014 12:00 am