agriculture
Kendall Rae Johnson, the nation’s youngest certified farmer, earned a full-ride scholarship to South Carolina State University—recognition typically reserved for athletes—after turning a backyard plot into a thriving project and serving as a USDA National Urban Agriculture Youth Ambassador. The South Fulton, Georgia fifth grader began growing at age six and now cultivates produce, tends […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is ramping up efforts to stop the spread of New World screwworms by releasing billions of sterile flies over southern Texas and Mexico. The screwworm’s larvae consume live flesh, posing a threat to livestock, pets, wildlife, and even humans. A sterile fly program—once used successfully in the 1960s—is being revived, […]
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