Year: 2024
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IN Soil & Water Conservation Districts and Brownfield honor Friends of Conservation
The Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts recently recognized several Hoosiers and organizations for their efforts in protecting Indiana’s natural resources. Jeff Baker, president of the association board, says the honorees go above [Read More…]
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NASDA sets policy priorities for 2024
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture has set five policy priorities for 2024. NASDA CEO Ted McKinney says the issues are 2024 Farm Bill, food safety, labor reform, pesticide regulation, and the chemical [Read More…]
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Milk production dipped in December
U.S. milk production dipped slightly in December of 2023. USDA reports the 24 major milk-producing states made 18.1 billion pounds of milk, down one-tenth of a percent from a year ago. USDA also revised [Read More…]
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More dairy in cold storage
There’s more cheese but less butter in cold storage. USDA’s new report shows natural cheese stocks in refrigerated warehouses as of the end of the year were up slightly from the end of November, but [Read More…]
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State lawmaker seeks study of child care costs and unused subsidies
Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight – The families of roughly 27,000 infants and toddlers qualify for income-based child care assistance in South Dakota, but only 7% actually receive the subsidy, according to a study from [Read More…]
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Lawmaker lacks proof for claim that private school scholarships save millions for state
PIERRE (Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight) — A legislator lacked evidence Wednesday for his claim that private school scholarships funded by tax credits save millions of dollars for state government. The scholarship program is South Dakota [Read More…]
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Reemergence of rare lake at Death Valley National Park won’t be there for long, experts say
George Rose/Getty Images (BEATTY, Nev.) — The remnants of an ancient lake are still visible in Death Valley National Park after an inundation of rain last year left a significant amount of water in the famed [Read More…]
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5 questions as Trump’s E. Jane Carroll defamation trial resumes
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Donald Trump’s defamation damages trial is scheduled to resume Thursday after a two-day postponement stemming from a courtroom COVID-19 scare. At issue is whether the former president has to pay [Read More…]
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Historic California rain could foreshadow more extreme rainfall in coming weeks
ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — Southern California may have just experienced a historic amount of rainfall, but more extreme precipitation is headed toward the region. More than a month’s worth of rain fell in a span [Read More…]
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Minnesota state trooper charged in fatal shooting of Ricky Cobb II during traffic stop
Courtesy of the Cobb Family (MINNEAPOLIS) — A Minnesota State Patrol trooper has been charged in connection to the death of 33-year-old Ricky Cobb II, who was shot and killed during a routine traffic stop on [Read More…]
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New York City mayor declares social media an ‘environmental toxin’
Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Daily News via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is classifying social media as a “public health hazard” and an “environmental toxin,” saying young people must [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
United Auto Workers endorse Biden; union president calls Trump a ‘scab’
Jamie Kelter Davis/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden received a key 2024 endorsement on Wednesday from the United Auto Workers, with the union’s president using the occasion to savage Biden’s likely general election [Read More…]
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‘I get even’: Trump targets Haley after she pledges to keep fighting him following 2 losses
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — “I don’t get too angry, I get even,” former President Donald Trump sniped on Tuesday night during his New Hampshire victory speech shortly after his former U.N Ambassador Nikki [Read More…]
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Trump picks up endorsements from holdouts after New Hampshire win
Joshua Roberts/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Texas Sen. John Cornyn, considered a top contender to succeed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, joined over half of Republicans in the chamber in endorsing Trump following the former [Read More…]
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Does Nikki Haley have a chance in South Carolina’s primary? Here’s what some voters are saying
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (COLUMBIA, S.C.) — New Hampshire has spoken — and with South Carolina’s primary approaching next month, voters are sharing their thoughts about the race between the state’s former governor Nikki Haley and former [Read More…]
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State Senate Committee approves Medicaid-related resolution
South Dakota voters would get a chance to “clarify” if they meant for low-income people to have to work to receive Medicaid benefits passed in the 2022 general election. The Senate State Affairs Committee passed [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Ayo, JLo: ‘The Bear”s Ayo Edebiri to host ‘SNL’ with musical guest Jennifer Lopez February 3
Fox Saturday Night Live has announced that the everything-winning lead of The Bear, Ayo Edebiri, will host the sketch show for the first time on February 3. Jennifer Lopez will return to Studio 8H for [Read More…]
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Prime Video reveals inspiration for third season of ‘Reacher’
Ritchson and Sten – Prime Video Prime Video reported Wednesday that the upcoming third season of its hit original series Reacher will be based on Persuader, the seventh book in author Lee Child‘s bestselling Jack [Read More…]
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Red meat in cold storage down, poultry up
U.S. red meat in cold storage dropped during December. The USDA says 2023 ended with 933.76 million pounds of red meat in freezers, a decline of 9% from the end of 2022 due to a [Read More…]
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Broiler sets, placements up on year
The USDA’s weekly broiler hatchery numbers are pointing to slightly higher supplies in the coming weeks. Sets of broiler type eggs into incubators were 240.437 million eggs, a little bit above last week and up [Read More…]
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