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All Hail the Honeycrisp!
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota apple pickers, flex your muscles! The time to reach into those phenomenal fruit trees and pluck out mouth-watering home-grown gems is near. As apple season approaches, a new CFANS Insights survey shows that more than half of Minnesotans (52 percent) claim the University of Minnesota-born Honeycrisp as their favorite, and nearly…
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Grape Growers Desperately Need You to Drink More Wine as They Grapple With a Glut of Uncontracted Grapes
Grape Growers Desperately Need You to Drink More Wine as They Grapple With a Glut of Uncontracted Grapes  Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Healing Through Horticultural Therapy
MANHATTAN, Kan. – With most of modern medicine treating patients inside a physician’s office, more and more people forget about the curative benefits of being involved with nature. Horticultural therapy, an innovative method of healing using gardening, reconnects people with the natural world while relieving many health concerns, Kansas State University horticulture expert Cynthia Domenghini…
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9 Rules Parents Throw Out the Window During Fair Week
9 Rules Parents Throw Out the Window During Fair Week  Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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1 ton of meth, hidden in truckload of celery, seized from farmers market, DEA says
1 ton of meth, hidden in truckload of celery, seized from farmers market, DEA says  WHSV
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Record-Breaking Year for Wisconsin State Fair: 1,136,805 attendees
WEST ALLIS, Wis. — After 11 incredible days of feeling good fun at the 173rd  Wisconsin State Fair, presented by UScellular, Wisconsin State Fair officials are ecstatic to announce a record-breaking 1,136,805 fairgoers visited the annual event, beating the previous record of 1,130,572 from 2019. “I am so proud of the State Fair Park staff, and thankful for our sponsors, vendors,…
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Hiking Is America’s Favorite Outdoor Activity
ONLINE (AP) — Outdoor Foundation’s Participation Trends Report finds a record 175.8 million participants in various outdoor activities. 57.3% of all Americans aged 6 and older are getting outdoors. The number one nature-based leisure activity is hiking — 20% of the population hit the trails, approximately double the number in 2010. In 2022, the Outdoor…
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Are You a Mosquito Magnet? Science Says You Might Be
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — If you feel like you’re the victim of itchy mosquito bites more often than others, it may not be all in your head. Sonja Swiger, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entomologist, professor in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Entomology and self-proclaimed mosquito magnet from Stephenville, said there is some…
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5 Most Expensive Grocery Items On Shelves This Fall
5 Most Expensive Grocery Items On Shelves This Fall  Eat This, Not That
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Former Huskers help USA to silver medal
KTIC 840 AM/98.3 FM/98.7 FM – Former Huskers help USA to silver medal  Rural Radio Network
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How Much Have Our Crops Changed Since Agriculture Began?
How Much Have Our Crops Changed Since Agriculture Began?  Science ABC
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Ouch! What just bit me?
ATHENS, Ga. — As autumn approaches and the stifling heat of summer begins to cool down, spending more time outdoors may be on your radar. But, as Georgia is home to many stinging and biting insects, fall fun can turn into a minefield of discomfort. Elmer Gray, a research entomologist with the University of Georgia…
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States Most Impacted by Food Recalls in Recent Years
States Most Impacted by Food Recalls in Recent Years  The Elkhart Truth
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From farm to fair: A showcase of hard work and community at the Illinois State Fair
From farm to fair: A showcase of hard work and community at the Illinois State Fair  khqa.com
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10 Beautiful Flowers To Plant In Late Summer For Gorgeous Fall Blooms
10 Beautiful Flowers To Plant In Late Summer For Gorgeous Fall Blooms  House Digest
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World’s oldest calendar discovered by archaeologists in ‘rewrite of history’
World’s oldest calendar discovered by archaeologists in ‘rewrite of history’Â Â The Mirror
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Smokey Bear Turns 80
Smokey Bear Turns 80Â Â South Florida Reporter
