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Food science student spins cotton candy into business
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — It all started at a yard sale. More than a year ago, Jason Rony saw a cotton candy machine for sale. “I didn’t think too much about it. I was driving away and had this whole idea in my head,” he said. “I went back and bought the machine.” Then he...
Virginia farmer turns frustration into new invention
BERRYVILLE, Va. (AP) — Out in a field with one functioning arm and a broken valve stem on his tractor on a near-100-degree day, Todd Johnson had had enough. The same feeling when it happened again two days later, though, was the nail in the tire that led him to creating his own solution. That was nearly...
Questions raised about of China anti-locust 'duck army'
BEIJING (AP) — Questions were raised Thursday about a Chinese newspaper report that the country is planning to dispatch a 100,000-strong army of ducks to help Pakistan combat a massive locust infestation. The Ningbo Evening News had said the legion of lotus-eating waterfowl would be sent from the eastern...
Purdue develops 'Boiler Bee Honey,' made by local bees
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Hungry Purdue fans may know the university currently offers a slew of university-made and branded food and drink items, from the Boiler Black and Gold beers in collaboration with People’s Brewing Co. to the Boilermaker Butcher Block selling varieties of meat and dairy....
Uber loses $1.1B investing in food delivery, driverless cars
NEW YORK (AP) — Uber is still losing money as it expands its food delivery business and develops technology for driverless cars. But revenue for its rides business nearly tripled in the final three months of last year as the company picked up more passengers around the world. That prompted it to say it...
School draws students with experiential agriculture program
WASHINGTON, Conn. (AP) — Bundled up in her winter jacket, Elaina Stumpf headed outside on a recent brisk, sunny day at Shepaug Valley School. The sophomore from Bridgewater had an important task. She needed to help feed her new friends, 2-week-old lambs birthed by sheep that are part of Shepaug’s...
In fight to survive, US dairy farmers look for any tech edge
PICKETT, Wis. (AP) — At Rosendale Dairy, each of the 9,000 cows has a microchip implanted in an ear that workers can scan with smartphones for up-to-the-minute information on how the animal is doing — everything from their nutrition to their health history to their productivity. Feed is calibrated...
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