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• Family Farmstead Dairy Recalls Raw Mild Cheddar Cheese Over E. coli Risk

  19 Oct 2026 4:22 p.m. · Source: US Food and Drug Administration

  Family Farmstead Dairy of Worcester, NY is recalling a lot of raw mild cheddar cheese over potential E. coli O26:H11 and O45:H2 contamination, with product sent to seven states and possibly beyond.

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• Spanberger Authorizes On-Road Use of Dyed Diesel to Cut Fuel Costs for Farmers and Families

  16 Oct 2026 5:45 p.m. · Source: Office of Virginia Governor

  Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger issues Executive Directive 5 allowing dyed diesel in on-road vehicles through December 31, 2026, citing record-high prices hurting farmers, loggers and haulers.

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• Family Farmstead Dairy Recalls Raw Mild Cheddar Cheese Over E. coli O157:H7 Risk

  16 Oct 2026 4:29 p.m. · Source: US Food and Drug Administration

  Family Farmstead Dairy of Worcester, NY recalls a lot of raw mild cheddar cheese sold to grocers in New York and New Jersey over potential E. coli O157:H7 contamination.

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• Spanberger Touts Rural Investments at Lexington Prosperity Summit

  15 Oct 2026 3:08 p.m. · Source: Office of Virginia Governor

  Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger highlighted rural economic development at her Rural Prosperity Summit in Lexington, citing a $412.5 million Caroline County project and rural healthcare challenges.

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• Nebraska's First State Park Yurts Open at Niobrara

  15 Oct 2026 2:32 p.m. · Source: Nebraska Game and Parks

  Nebraska Game and Parks unveils the first yurts in the state park system at Niobrara State Park, plus youth pheasant hunts, an updated trout stocking schedule and Halloween events.

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• NOAA Fisheries Marks National Seafood Month, Highlights Research and Habitat Funding

  15 Oct 2026 2:03 p.m. · Source: NOAA Fisheries

  NOAA Fisheries celebrates National Seafood Month, shares a chef's fish-filleting guide, El Niño forecasts, six new habitat projects and a coral restoration award.

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• Beshear Touts $17M Floyd County Expansion, Medical Debt Relief in Team Kentucky Update

  15 Oct 2026 1:51 p.m. · Source: Kentucky Governor's Office

  Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced a $17 million Floyd County investment creating 65 jobs, medical debt relief for 130,000 residents, and SNAP cuts affecting 80,000 Kentuckians.

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• Iowa DNR Opens Public Comment on Aurelia Water Use Permit

  15 Oct 2026 1:10 p.m. · Source: Iowa Department of Natural Resources

  Iowa DNR seeks public comment on a draft water use permit for Aurelia allowing 45 million gallons a year from three Cretaceous Dakota Sandstone wells, with comments due November 5.

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• Virginia Creates New State Conservation Area at Buffalo Mountain With 2,211-Acre Acquisition

  15 Oct 2026 9:02 a.m. · Source: Office of Virginia Governor

  Governor Spanberger announced a 2,211-acre acquisition in Floyd and Carroll counties, expanding Buffalo Mountain public land to 4,332 acres and protecting trout streams and New River headwaters.

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• Gardeners Basics Recalls Waltham 29 Broccoli Sprouting Seeds Over Salmonella Risk

  14 Oct 2026 4:44 p.m. · Source: US Food and Drug Administration

  Gardeners Basics of Spanish Fork, Utah, is recalling one-pound bags of Waltham 29 Broccoli Sprouting Seeds sold nationwide online due to possible Salmonella contamination.

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• Eden Brothers Recalls Calabrese Broccoli Seeds Over Possible Salmonella Contamination

  14 Oct 2026 4:40 p.m. · Source: US Food and Drug Administration

  Eden Brothers LLC is recalling Calabrese Broccoli Seeds in Packet, 1 Ounce and 1 Pound sizes after its supplier warned the seeds may be contaminated with Salmonella. No illnesses have been reported.

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• Media Monitor: Cornell Chronicle Highlights NSF Plant Research Grant, Exoplanet Mapping and Solar Grazing Study

  14 Oct 2026 4:01 p.m. · Source: Cornell Chronicle

  The Cornell Chronicle reports a $22.5M NSF grant for plant communication research, a new method mapping an exoplanet's shape, and findings on sheep grazing in solar fields.

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• Cornell Bans Fraternity Parties for the Academic Year After Lawsuit

  14 Oct 2026 8:10 a.m.

  President Michael I. Kotlikoff said the ban takes effect immediately and that New York State Police will be allowed to independently investigate sexual assault allegations on campus.

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• Beshear: 80,000+ Kentuckians Lose SNAP Benefits Under Trump Changes

  14 Oct 2026 9:06 a.m. · Source: Kentucky Governor's Office

  Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says federal SNAP changes have left more than 80,000 Kentuckians, including 24,655 children and 6,572 seniors, facing hunger, and urges USDA and Congress to act.

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• Nebraska Game and Parks to Release Pheasants for Youth Season, Mark 100th Pheasant Season

  13 Oct 2026 4:13 p.m. · Source: Nebraska Game and Parks

  Nebraska's youth pheasant season runs Oct. 24-25 with released roosters at Special Youth Hunt sites, while the state marks its 100th pheasant season with prizes and perks for hunters.

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• Gov. Reynolds Announces Free America's Harvest Festival at Iowa State Capitol

  13 Oct 2026 10:19 a.m. · Source: State Of Iowa

  Iowa's admission-free America's Harvest Festival on October 24 will feature The Band Perry and LANCO, plus agricultural exhibits and more than 70 exhibitors at the State Capitol.

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• Trump Defends Russian Diesel Deal as Omar Calls Home Search Political Intimidation

  13 Oct 2026 9:35 a.m.

  Federal agents searched Omar's Washington home under a court-approved warrant in an immigration fraud investigation she denies, while four Republican senators and three Democrats urged Congress to block Russian oil imports.

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• Penn Engineers Build Biodegradable Sensors to Help Farmers Assess Crop Health Earlier

  13 Oct 2026 2:09 a.m.

  Electrical engineer Cherie Kagan and researcher Akhila Mallavarapu are developing biodegradable sensors and farm-roving robots through Penn's Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture center to give growers earlier crop data.

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• Whitmer Declares Energy Emergency, Lets Farm and Logging Vehicles Run Dyed Diesel on Michigan Highways

  12 Oct 2026 11:56 a.m. · Source: Office of Michigan Governor

  Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared a statewide energy emergency, suspending Motor Fuel Tax Act rules so farm and wood harvester vehicles can use dyed diesel on public roads through harvest season.

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• Beshears Help Unload 34,000-Pound Food Donation to Fight Kentucky Hunger

  12 Oct 2026 10:32 a.m. · Source: Kentucky Governor's Office

  Gov. Andy Beshear and First Lady Britainy Beshear joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Frankfort to unload a 34,000-pound food donation for Feeding Kentucky, part of a nationwide America250 effort.

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• $25M Smilow Foundation Gift Establishes Precision Therapeutics Center at Penn Medicine

  12 Oct 2026 2:11 a.m.

  A $25 million gift from the Smilow Foundation creates the Smilow Center for Precision Therapeutics at Penn Medicine to advance gene editing and precision therapies for cardiovascular disease.

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• Walz Touts Pheasant Opener, Fuel Cost Order in Weekly Briefing

  11 Oct 2026 8:02 a.m. · Source: Office of Minnesota Governor

  Minnesota Governor Tim Walz celebrated the 14th annual Governor's Pheasant Hunting Opener in Northfield and defended an executive order easing weight limits as diesel prices hit record highs.

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• Gov. Reynolds Extends Harvest Proclamation Through Nov. 7

  10 Oct 2026 9:54 a.m. · Source: State Of Iowa

  Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signs a proclamation allowing overweight grain, fertilizer and manure loads up to 90,000 pounds without a permit on Iowa highways through November 7, 2026.

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• DNR Investigating Manure Discharge in Cherokee County Creek

  9 Oct 2026 5:46 p.m. · Source: Iowa Department of Natural Resources

  Iowa DNR is investigating a manure discharge from an overflowing open feedlot basin that reached Bear Creek in Cherokee County, warning downstream water users to avoid the water.

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• Virginia Governor Spanberger Urges Trump Administration to Keep Roadless Rule Protecting 400,000 Acres

  9 Oct 2026 1:36 p.m. · Source: Office of Virginia Governor

  Governor Abigail Spanberger asks the USDA to abandon its proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule, warning that nearly 400,000 acres of Virginia national forests and drinking water supplies are at risk.

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• USDA Announces $1.8 Billion in 2026 Conservation Program Payments

  9 Oct 2026 9:34 a.m.

  USDA issues about $1.8 billion in 2026 Conservation Reserve Program payments, with nearly 1 million new Grassland CRP acres accepted as part of the Ranchers First Initiative.

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• Iowa's Water Year Ends With Third Straight Statewide Precipitation Surplus

  8 Oct 2026 3:42 p.m. · Source: Iowa Department of Natural Resources

  Iowa's 2026 Water Year closed with a 2.82-inch statewide precipitation surplus, boosted by the fourth-wettest September on record, as all five drought regions returned to normal designations.

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• Nebraska Game and Parks to Weigh Sportfishing Order Changes at Oct. 16 Kearney Meeting

  8 Oct 2026 2:32 p.m. · Source: Nebraska Game and Parks

  Nebraska Game and Parks commissioners will consider amendments to sportfishing orders, including daily bag limits, possession limits and open areas, at a public Oct. 16 meeting in Kearney.

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• Iowa Expands Suspension of Dyed Diesel Penalties to Cover Livestock and Feed

  7 Oct 2026 9:46 a.m.

  The proclamation, first signed Tuesday in line with a Trump executive order, now covers livestock, livestock feed and other farm products and runs through February 2, 2027.

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• USDA Announces Record $13.8 Billion in 2025 Crop Year Safety Net Payments

  7 Oct 2026 6:04 p.m.

  Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins says ARC and PLC programs will pay about $13.8 billion to eligible producers for the 2025 crop year, the largest annual payout since the 2014 Farm Bill.

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