Quick hits: Cigarette smoking hits record low; hay rescue for ranchers hit by wildfires; rodeo women return; Yonder Radio - Entrepreneur Generations

Less than 10% of Americans reported smoking cigarettes in 2024.  (Photo by  A. Siimon, Unspl ash) For the first time in recorde...

U.S. seeks backup fertilizer suppliers to reduce damage to American farmers facing soaring costs and shortages - Entrepreneur Generations

Farmers apply fertilizers just before or during spring  planting. (Photo by Brandon Griggs, Unsplash) With many crop fertilizers ...

After 30 years, this rural hospital reopened its maternity unit - Entrepreneur Generations

Dana Iglesias, medical director of the UNC Health Chatham Maternity Care Center, left , and Beverly Carpenter, the unit's manager,...

'Onerous' reporting requirements prevented many specialty crop farmers from applying for USDA aid - Entrepreneur Generations

Specialty crop farmers don't grow hundreds of acres of one  type of plant. (Photo by Zoe Richardson, Unsplash) Despite the ne...

Open land, big skies, lots of grass — no data center. Some residents of rural New York area oppose big development. - Entrepreneur Generations

Alabama's website contains has a link to STAMP information, but the page contains surprisingly little information.   Rural N...

A $700 million regenerative farming pilot program may falter without the needed USDA staff and expertise - Entrepreneur Generations

Clover is a "workhorse" cover crop used in regenerative farming.  (Photo by Veronica White, Unsplash) Despite a $700 mi...

America's critical mineral shortage problem could be solved if new extraction method works - Entrepreneur Generations

Electronic waste could provide needed minerals. (Photo by Nathan Cima, Unsplash) Despite rich geological stores and landfills pil...

Unhappy with the expense of spraying crops with a rig, an N.C. farmer turned to drones. Now he builds them. - Entrepreneur Generations

Drones can spray hundreds of acres without damaging crops. (Revolution Drones photo via Farm Journal) As farmers search for every...

Flora & Fauna: The grizzly of 2026 awakens; springtime woodpeckers; America dominates pistachio market; crime solving with moss; eagle research helps human PFAS study - Entrepreneur Generations

A grizzly feeds on a bull bison after emerging from  hibernation. (Photo by Jim Peaco, National Park Service) Yellowstone Park rese...
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