Searched for
KANSAS FARMER
In 1920s, a Kansas farm boy built his own telescope from scrap. Years later, he discovered a planetClyde Tombaugh, a Kansas farmer, built his own telescopes from scrap materials. His detailed drawings of planets sent to Lowell Observatory...- In 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed a law that gave Americans a chance to claim 160 acres of free land. What happened next transformed the American West foreverIn 1862, President Abraham Lincoln enacted the Homestead Act, granting land to settlers eager to populate the West. This initiative allowed...
- US President Donald Trump's showdown with Republican Senator Bill Cassidy: Inside the blow-up on Capitol HillA heated exchange erupted between Senator Bill Cassidy and President Donald Trump during a private GOP lunch. Cassidy recounted confronting...
- Indian-American lawmakers urge diaspora to enter politics amid rise in anti-India sentimentIndian-American lawmakers are urging the diaspora to actively participate in public life and contest elections to counter rising anti-India...
- Humans drew so much groundwater since 1993 that Earth's spin axis tilted 31.5 inches, a Seoul team published the math in Geophysical Research Letters three decades later in 2023Groundwater depletion, particularly in regions like India's Punjab, has significantly impacted Earth's spin. A recent study reveals that pu...
- 'Am I out?' Drought and rising costs from Iran war deepen pain for US farmersAmerican farmers in Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Nebraska face immense challenges. Rising fuel and fertilizer prices, linked ...
- Livestock feed body visits US for 'feasibility' study of seedsAn Indian feed industry delegation explored US maize, sorghum, and dairy practices in Iowa and Texas. Aiming to assess import feasibility a...
- Trump to nominate Michelle Bowman for Fed's top bank cop, White House official saysUS President Donald Trump is set to nominate Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman as vice chair for supervision, replacing Michael Barr...
- 'Bear with me,' Trump says as both farmers and consumers brace for tariff effectsThe new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China are expected to impact U.S. farmers and meat producers, potentially resulting in higher prices ...
- Schools cancel classes across southern US as another burst of winter storms move inSchools and buildings from Texas to Georgia have shut down due to the forecast of freezing rain and snow. Freezing temperatures and winter ...
- State and industry input led US farm agency to relax bird flu testing order for cowsThe USDA relaxed a bird flu prevention order for dairy cattle last spring after industry pushback. The order initially required a bird flu ...
- US makes rare wheat imports from Europe after drought ravages cropsThese rare imports are a blow for the United States, which has been losing its position in the global wheat market to Russia.
- From India to France, wheat crops are coming under threat everywhereWheat is hardy and its vast geographical spread typically means shortages in one place can be filled from elsewhere. But the litany of chal...
- Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia compares 'Mama' Shivraj Singh Chouhan with Kansa, ShakuniKansa and Shakuni are two popular 'maternal uncles' from the Hindu mythology, who are mostly seen as negative characters.
- Environmental impact of GM crops unveiledSoybean crops saw a significant increase in herbicide use, with adopters of genetically modified crops using 28% more herbicides than non-a...
- Anyone who threatens US values will fail in the end: Barack ObamaAsking his countrymen to vote for Hillary Clinton, Obama narrated the values he was taught by his Kansas grandparents - the story he told a...
- 'Coffee boom' not benefiting farmers: studyThe explosion in worldwide coffee consumption in the past two decades has generally not benefited farmers of coffee beans in poorer nations...
- BJP gears up for polls; targets Congress on terror and graftBJP president Rajnath Singh today gave a call to his party cadre to put up a united fight in the next general elections to oust the "corrup...
- US economy not looking so bad, as viewed from the farmThe US housing crisis looks pretty distant when viewed from the cornfields of middle America, although land values pushed up by record comm...
- Absurd US farm subsidiesThe farm legislation now proceeding through Congress symbolises much of what’s wrong with Washington.politicians draw their power from dist...
Load More
