Midwest Area : News & Events

12/3/10 Urbana People’s Garden leverages improved nutritional choices among low-income families USDA Blog, posted by Marty Williams, Urbana, IL

10/8/10 New Study Shows Benefits Of Bt Corn To Farmers Press release about the benefits of Bt corn. Also in Agprofessional.com, Seedquest. Also similar stories at Transgenic Corn Suppresses European Corn Borer, Saves Farmers Billions and Cattlenetwork.com.

10/1/10 USDA Ag Lab to offer fourth Student Researcher Day. Short article with information about NCAUR's Student Researcher Day in Peoria. The Pekin Times is published six days a week in Pekin, Illinois and has a circulation of 9,000.

10/1/10 Tofu ingredient yields formaldehyde-free glue for plywood. Press release issued by the American Chemical Society about work by ARS-Madison scientist Charles Frihart on the development of new soy-based glues that could be used in eco-friendly furniture, cabinets, flooring, and other wood products.

9/17/10 Winter Crops In The Midwest? Feature about work by ARS-Ames agronomist Jeremy Singer on the benefit of winter cover crops. Story includes several quotes from Singer. Agnetwork.com is a comprehensive source of news and information for the international agricultural community.

9/10/10 'Soyscreen': Sunscreen for fungus to expand biological control of crop pests. Press release from the American Chemical Society about findings by ARS-Peoria scientist Robert Behle and others on the development of a substance derived from soybean oil that can be used to protect a fungal biocontrol for insect pests.

9/10/10 Researchers alter cow diets to help environment. Feature on work at Pennsylvania State University on livestock diets includes quote from ARS-Madison scientist Glen Broderick. The Seattle Times is the leading daily newspaper in Seattle, Washington, with a weekday circulation of about 215,500.