Tag: agriculture
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USDA Issues Public Health Alert Over Undeclared Sesame and Fish Allergens in Frozen Meat and Poultry Products
The USDA's FSIS has issued a public health alert for frozen, not ready-to-eat meat and poultry products containing undeclared sesame and, in the beef product, anchovy-based Worcestershire sauce. No recall was requested.
HealthBusinessFederal GovernmentAgricultureLaw Enforcement FSISUSDApublic health alertundeclared allergenssesameanchovyProduct Recall
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Spanberger Celebrates Virginia's Women Farmers, Reaffirms Support for Family Farms
Governor Abigail Spanberger honored Virginia's women farmers in Charlottesville for the International Year of the Woman Farmer, presenting a proclamation and pledging support for family farms and producers.
Politics and GovernmentAgricultureState GovernmentsSocial IssuesEmployment and Labor Abigail SpanbergerVirginia agriculturewomen farmersInternational Year of the Woman FarmerFarm and Forest Prosperity PlanCharlottesvilleKatie FrazierVirginiaReston
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Fairfax County Small Businesses Offered SBA Drought Loans as County Marks Entrepreneurship Month
Economic Injury Disaster Loans of up to $2 million at fixed rates up to 4 percent are open to businesses hurt by the drought that began April 1, 2026, with applications due March 31, 2027.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentWeatherEconomyBankingFederal GovernmentGeneral WeatherAgricultureScience & TechnologyEmployment and LaborComputers and InternetState Governments Fairfax CountyU.S. Small Business AdministrationEconomic Injury Disaster LoansdroughtDisaster Declaration 21781small businessfinancial reliefFairfax County Emergency InformationNational Entrepreneurship MonthFairfax Founders FundSmall Business Administrationartificial intelligenceFairfax COREReston
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds Extends Harvest Proclamation Through Dec. 6
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation extending overweight hauling allowances for grain, fertilizer and manure through December 6, 2026, covering non-interstate highways up to 90,000 pounds.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessAgricultureState GovernmentsTransportationEnergy Kim ReynoldsIowaharvest proclamationgrain transportationweight limitsDes MoinesIowa Governors Office
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Cornell Chronicle reports nine Cornell alumni in next Congress, most in over 50 years
The 120th Congress, convening in January, will include eight Cornellians in the House and one in the Senate, alongside a $10 million award for an AI trust project.
Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyEducationCongressArtificial IntelligenceAgricultureAstronomy and SpaceEnvironmentComputers and InternetEmployment and LaborLegal Cornell UniversityU.S. CongressCornell ChronicleVeterans Weekhigher educationobituariesJohn McWhorterFrance workweekU.S. Supreme Court
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Sanders Presents $6.97 Billion Balanced Budget Boosting Education, Medicaid and Public Safety
The executive recommendation raises spending 3.94% over last year and holds down government growth to leave room for future tax cuts, with $200 million in one-time surplus funds proposed for Medicaid sustainability.
Politics and GovernmentHealthBusinessState GovernmentsGeneral PoliticsEconomyEducationAgricultureMedia Sarah Huckabee SandersArkansas budgetEducation Freedom AccountsMedicaidLEARNS ActState Water PlanTax CutsArkansas GovernorArkansasbalanced budgetLittle Rockstate budgetgovernmentmedia advisory
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Iowa DNR Issues $36,000 in Penalties Across Six Enforcement Actions
Iowa DNR announces consent orders against CDI, LLC in Floyd and Hancock counties and administrative orders against four individuals, plus a draft air permit for an Eagle Grove facility.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentLaw EnforcementState GovernmentsLegalAgriculture Iowa Department of Natural Resourcesenforcement actionsCDI, LLCmanure management planair quality permitAg Processing Inc.Eagle GroveIowaUSA
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California's Sites Reservoir Clears Final Water Right Permit, Largest New Reservoir in More Than 50 Years
The State Water Resources Control Board approved the final water right permit for Sites Reservoir, a 1.5 million-acre-foot project in Glenn and Colusa counties that can now move toward construction.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentClimate ChangeState GovernmentsEnergyAgriculture Sites ReservoirGavin NewsomState Water Resources Control Boardwater storageCalifornia water infrastructureSacramento RiverdroughtCalifornia Governors Office
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Vandenberg Coalition Marks Midterms With Call for Conviction-Driven Foreign Policy
The Vandenberg Coalition reflects on bipartisanship after the midterms, warns of Chinese infiltration of US farmland and highlights commentary on Israel, Taiwan and Iran.
Politics and GovernmentWorldConflictAgricultureMilitaryMiddle EastAsiaElection Vandenberg CoalitionArthur Vandenbergmidterm electionsSyngentaChinaTaiwanIsrael electionThe Vandenberg Coalition
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Virginia Derby Keeps Official Kentucky Derby Qualifier Status for 2027
Governor Spanberger says the Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs will again be a Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifier, run March 13, 2027, with 50 points to the winner.
SportPolitics and GovernmentBusinessUSAState GovernmentsEconomyAgricultureElection Virginia DerbyColonial DownsKentucky DerbyAbigail Spanbergerhorse racingChurchill DownsNew KentVirginiaReston
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EPA Deputy Administrator Fotouhi Marks Kerr Lab's 60th Anniversary on Oklahoma Tour
EPA Deputy Administrator David Fotouhi celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Center in Ada, Oklahoma, during a three-day swing covering Boeing, farms, Brownfields and oil and gas rules.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessEnvironmentEnergyFederal GovernmentAgricultureClimate Change EPARobert S. Kerr Environmental Research CenterDavid FotouhiOklahomaBrownfieldsWaters of the United StatesOil and gas regulations
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Beshear Opens Team Kentucky Food Drive to Public Donations Ahead of Holidays
Kentuckians can donate non-perishable food through Nov. 18 at a Frankfort drive-through site, with items going to Feeding Kentucky, the Christian Appalachian Project and a local senior center.
Politics and GovernmentHealthState GovernmentsSocial IssuesAgricultureDemocratic Party Team Kentucky Food DriveAndy BeshearFeeding KentuckyFrankfortSNAP benefitsfood donationsChristian Appalachian ProjectKentucky Governor's Office
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CFTC and USDA Sign MOU to Protect Integrity of American Agricultural Markets
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at safeguarding the integrity of U.S. agricultural markets.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessAgricultureFederal GovernmentFinancial MarketsTrade Commodity Futures Trading CommissionU.S. Department of AgricultureMemorandum of Understandingagricultural marketsregulatory coordinationWashington DC
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Media Monitor: Cornell Chronicle Highlights Carbon Sequestration, Pest Management Savings and Semiconductor Record
Cornell Chronicle reports on a podcast on carbon sequestration for farmers, a study finding New York's pest management program doubles taxpayer returns, and a record-setting semiconductor bandgap.
Science & TechnologyEnvironmentClimate ChangeAgricultureReal EstateEducation Cornell ChronicleCornell Universitycarbon sequestrationintegrated pest managementsemiconductorsBen HoultonNew York state
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Sierra Club Warns of Arctic Drilling and Methane Rollbacks as Voters Head to Polls
The group's election-day newsletter says 23 million acres of Alaska's Western Arctic face fast-tracked drilling and urges supporters to keep pressing the Bureau of Land Management and the EPA.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentEnergyElectionClimate ChangeLaw EnforcementAgriculture Sierra ClubWestern ArcticChiricahua National ParkmethaneDonald TrumpWest Virginia attorney generalElection DayArctic drillingMethane emissionsMidterm elections
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Nebraska State Parks Offer 30% Lodging Discount, New Water Trail and Fall Events
Nebraska Game and Parks is offering 30% off select state park cabins Sunday through Thursday, plus a new 9.5-mile water trail at Gallagher Canyon and a slate of fall events.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentState GovernmentsSocial IssuesAgriculture Nebraska Game and Parksstate parkslodging discountGallagher Canyon State Recreation Areawater trailBridgeport State Recreation Areafish habitat
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Penn Professor's New Book Puts Jack Kerouac's French-Canadian Roots at the Center
Jean-Christophe Cloutier's "Big American Writer: The Bilingual Jack Kerouac" dispels myths about the Beat icon and traces his French-Canadian identity and bilingualism through years of archival research.
Science & TechnologyHealthSportBusinessEducationComputers and InternetRoboticsAgricultureEmployment and LaborMedia Jack KerouacJean-Christophe CloutierUniversity of PennsylvaniaBig American Writer: The Bilingual Jack KerouacBeat Generationevent camerasUSDA grant
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Cold Showers Linked to 31% Fewer Sick Days, New Research Finds
A University of Basel study of more than 700 adults found daily cold showers left people feeling more awake and cut sick days by 31%, while also saving energy and cutting carbon emissions.
HealthScience & TechnologySportMedical ScienceEnvironmentAgriculture cold showersLena GlaserUniversity of Baselbird flumink farmdaylight exposurepublic health
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USDA Announces November 2026 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers
USDA has announced its November 2026 loan interest rates, effective Nov. 1, 2026, with Farm Service Agency loans aimed at helping producers start or expand operations and meet cash flow needs.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentAgricultureEconomyBankingFederal Government USDAFarm Service Agencyagricultural loanslending ratesNovember 2026agricultural producersfarming
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Arlington Parks and Recreation Wins Two Virginia Awards for Urban Agriculture and Festival Latinoamericano
Arlington County's Parks and Recreation department earned Virginia Recreation & Park Society honors for a girls' urban agriculture program and a marketing campaign that doubled Festival Latinoamericano attendance to 1,200+.
Politics and GovernmentHealthState GovernmentsAgricultureSocial IssuesEducation Arlington County Department of Parks and RecreationVirginia Recreation & Park SocietyUrban Agriculture Outreach ProgramFestival LatinoamericanoJane RudolphRichmond, VirginiaawardsArlington County GovernmentReston
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Alaska Settles With GM for $2.5 Million Over Sale of Drivers' Private Data
Alaska and 35 other states settle with General Motors for $2.5 million over allegations it sold drivers' private data to third parties, including brokers who supplied insurers.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementBusinessState GovernmentsLegalAgricultureEnvironmentSocial Issues General Motors settlementCori MillsWild Fish ConservancyAlaska salmon fisheriesKevin CuddyAlaska land auctionMike DunleavyOffice of the Alaska Governor
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Sanders Extends Order Letting Arkansas Farmers and Loggers Use Dyed Diesel on Highways
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders amends EO 26-15 with EO 26-16, suspending dyed diesel penalties for farm and timber vehicles through December 31, 2026, as fuel prices stay high.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessEnergyState GovernmentsAgricultureEconomyTransportation Sarah Huckabee SandersArkansasdyed diesel fuelExecutive Order 26-16forestryDonald J TrumpArkansas Governor
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Early Voting for Fairfax County's Nov. 3 Elections Ends Saturday
Voters can cast ballots at 16 locations across the county, with hours varying by site, or go to their precinct on Election Day.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementSportElectionState GovernmentsSocial IssuesAgriculture Early votingFairfax CountyGeneral and Special ElectionsElection DayVote-by-mailDaylight Saving TimeAnnandaleFairfax County GovernmentRestonVirginiaVAHalloweenpet adoptionfarmers marketsTour de Mount Vernonlibraries
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California Adopts First Major Bay-Delta Plan Update Since 1995
State Water Board adopts updated Bay-Delta Plan pairing river flows with habitat restoration and enforceable commitments, the first major update to Sacramento/Delta protections since 1995.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentState GovernmentsClimate ChangeAgricultureLegal Bay-Delta PlanGavin NewsomState Water Resources Control BoardHealthy Rivers and Landscapes ProgramSacramento Riverwater supplyhabitat restorationCalifornia Governors Office
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NOAA Fisheries Marks National Seafood Month with "America First" Seafood Strategy and $15.8M in Disaster Funding
NOAA Fisheries continues National Seafood Month with an "America First" seafood strategy, Oyster Week features, $15.8 million in fishery disaster funding for Florida, California and the Makah Tribe, and new Alaska research.
BusinessScience & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentEnvironmentAgricultureEconomyFederal Government NOAA FisheriesNational Seafood MonthAmerica First Seafood StrategyOyster WeekFishery Disaster FundingAquacultureAlaska
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Nebraska's 100th Pheasant Season Opens Oct. 31 With New Upland Slam Perks
Nebraska Game and Parks adds a perks pack, two Meindl Boots prize packages and a Lifetime Hunt Permit drawing to the Upland Slam as the state's 100th pheasant season opens Oct. 31.
State GovernmentsEnvironmentSocial IssuesAgriculture Nebraska Game and ParksUpland Slampheasant seasonBridgeport State Recreation AreaGallagher Canyon State Recreation AreaPublic Access Atlashunting
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Iowa DNR Opens Public Comment on Two Water Use Permit Increases
Iowa DNR seeks public comment on draft water use permits for Maquoketa and Pine Lake Corn Processors, both seeking higher annual withdrawal limits and pumping rates.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentState GovernmentsAgricultureEnergyLegal Iowa Department of Natural Resourceswater use permitsCity of MaquoketaPine Lake Corn Processorspublic commentwater allocationethanol productionIowaUSA
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Gov. Reynolds Issues Proclamation Easing Motor Fuel Transportation Rules
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds issued a proclamation suspending hours-of-service regulations for drivers hauling diesel, gasoline, ethanol and biodiesel, effective immediately through November 28, 2026.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessEnergyState GovernmentsTransportationAgriculture Kim ReynoldsIowaproclamationmotor fuelshours of serviceethanolbiodieselIowa Governors Office
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Taylor Farms Recalls H-E-B Backyard BBQ Chop Salad Kit Over Undeclared Soy and Almonds
Taylor Farms of Dallas, Texas is recalling H-E-B Backyard BBQ Chop Salad kits because they may contain undeclared soy and tree nuts (almonds), posing a risk to people with allergies.
HealthBusinessLaw EnforcementAgriculture Product RecallTaylor FarmsH-E-B Backyard BBQ Chop Salad kitundeclared soytree nutsalmondsUS Food and Drug AdministrationFood RecallsFDADrugs
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Media Monitor: USA TODAY Reports Montana Rancher's Break With Trump, Tight South Carolina Senate Race
USA TODAY's On Politics newsletter reports a Montana rancher who backed Trump in 2024 now wants a Democrat, and three polls show a close South Carolina Senate race.
Politics and GovernmentElectionCongressRepublican PartyDemocratic PartyAgriculture Wally CongdonMontanaDonald TrumpDarline GrahamSouth Carolina Senate raceVivek RamaswamyDolores HuertaUSA TODAYUSA TODAY On Politics