Too Close for Comfort…

Too Close for Comfort…

It’s back… and too close for comfort. African swine fever (ASF) has reared its ugly head in the Dominican Republic. Refresher: While this is the first instance of ASF in the Americas in 40 years, you’ll recall China’s original ASF outbreak in 2018. China, the world’s...
Shepherd in the Sky

Shepherd in the Sky

Researchers in the Land Down Under have been out in the pasture tending their sheep. And sheepdogs have herd the research may eventually put them out of a job. The rundown: Studies led by researchers out of the University of New South Wales and Charles Sturt...
Beef – It’s What’s for… Testimony?

Beef – It’s What’s for… Testimony?

The English language is a beautiful thing. You can use a word like grill and mean two different things. Take the sentence, “A U.S. Senate panel grilled big meat last week.” You might picture your senator at one of those fancy D.C. cookouts. But what actually happened...
Movers & Shakers: Jen Hartmann of John Deere

Movers & Shakers: Jen Hartmann of John Deere

Imagine crafting a tweet for John Deere.  Not the hardy blacksmith we credit as an American entrepreneur, but the behemoth equipment company he founded in 1837 that is now worth $110 billion – with a b. Where do you even begin to spell out 280 characters that...