Fungi May Hold Key to Reducing Grapefruit Juice Interactions with Medications A fungus may help solve a problem of a grapefruit compound that interacts negatively with certain prescription drugs, according to studies by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists. Read More ...

November crafts NOVEMBER CRAFTS — Each month, the Obion County Public Library and the University of Tennessee Obion County 4-H Program team up to provide workshops for children in grades K-4.  Read More ...

4-Hers win livestock judging awards Obion County recently took 22 4-H members to the Triple P Arena in Henderson County to compete at the Western Region 4-H Livestock Judging Contest. Read More ...

Foresters helping to return chestnuts to American forests The American chestnut was a dominant species in eastern U.S.’s forests before a blight wiped it out in the early 1900s. Today, it’s being returned to the landscape thanks in part to work by a University of Tennessee Forestry alumna and the UT Tree Improvement Program (UT TIP). Read More ...

4-Hers to give speeches Members of the Union City Afterschool 4-H Club will be giving club speeches Thursday beginning at 4 p.m. at the Obion County Public Library meeting room. Read More ...

November can bring end of rapture, bloom Blossom and June and rapture pass away.” —Arthur Stringer ————— Batten down the hatches. June is long gone and that blossom and rapture could go any day now. Read More ... By Jimmy Williams

Scientists Find Ozone Levels Already Affecting Soybean Yields Current atmospheric ozone levels are already suppressing soybean yields, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and university cooperators studying the effect of global climate change on crops. Read More ...

Predicting the Environmental Effects of Transgenic Bt Crop Lines Potential risks from new transgenic Bt crop lines can be assessed using carefully controlled laboratory tests, according to findings of a study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and cooperators. This finding will help streamline the assessment process for introducing new insect control technology to the marketplace, while ensuring environmental safety. Read More ...

Garden Workshops GARDEN WORKSHOPS — Ridgemont ESP coordinator Linda Dowdy recently invited Obion County 4-H to assist in providing two “Kids in the Garden” workshops. Read More ...

UT agricultural professor compiles book on grass KNOXVILLE (AP) — Henry Fribourg spent 53 years watching grass grow. Now the professor emeritus at the University of Tennessee College of Agricultural Sciences has compiled a book on the subject. Read More ...

Farmers growing electricity along with their crops By JEFF BARNARD Associated Press Writer WIMER, Ore. — Vern and Gianaclis Caldwell do a lot of the typical things that make a small farm self-sufficient. Read More ...

Soybean board donates books Two new books can be found on the shelves of every Kentucky public library as the Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board embraces education. Read More ...

Autumn can bring a state of dereliction in beds, borders A fellow gardener, quite expert and creator of a quality ornamental garden in only a few years at her India (Tennessee, not Asia) home, lamented a few weeks ago on the “jumbly” appearance of her fall borders and beds. “It seems,” she says, “that everything goes higgildy-piggildy about this time of year.” Read More ... By Jimmy Williams