Ag Matters

There’s a saying that there is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man. Utah State University equine programs provide…

Many dogs love to accompany their humans on hikes, and faculty in USU’s School of Veterinary Medicine offer some tips for the trail.Carry enough water for…

Top-quality chocolate is made from just two ingredients: cacao (pronounced kah-kah-o) and sugar. But chocolate is the culmination of many factors,…

It’s estimated that more than 6 out of every 10 known infectious diseases in people can be spread from animals, and that 3 out of every 4 new or emerging…

Coronaviruses, hantavirus, Zika, West Nile, SARS, influenza. If a virus has made news in the past 40 years, chances are good that scientists in Utah State…

An interdisciplinary team of USU climate scientists, an agronomist, and a fire and forest ecologist have developed a new computer model that is an…

Animal scientists at Utah State University, in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute, and Washington State…

Often the best vantage point for evaluating what is going on with crops on the ground is from the sky. Plant and soil scientists and farmers fly…

For thousands of years, people and horses have worked together. Now equine-assisted therapy helps horses and people interact to improve mental and…

Diseases and pests that threaten wheat and barley are continually evolving. So, it's important to breed and test new varieties that are resistant to…