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Farmers itching to plant
South Bend TribuneWYATT -- This year's cold, rainy spring left many Midwestern farm fields soggy throughout April, and corn growers are running a bit behind schedule as a result. They've had to be patient not just for temperatures to rise but for water levels to drop...Tags: Weather Reports, Weather
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U.S. farmers should guard against debt binge if incomes fall: Fed
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. grain farmers have enjoyed a rare combination of soaring prices and land values since 2009 but if incomes dip as expected they should be careful not to fall into the trap of borrowing against inflated land values, the Kansas...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Realty, Federal Reserve, Global Expansion, Investments
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US beef prices set new high as spring barbecue season heats up
ReutersBy Theopolis Waters CHICAGO May 3 (Reuters) - U.S. wholesale beef prices rose to an all-time high on Friday as the delayed spring grilling season is heating up and as supermarkets buy meat for the May 27 U.S. Memorial Day holiday weekend, commonly seen...Tags: Holidays, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Human Interest
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Showers keeping US corn farmers at home
Reuters* Narrow window to plant corn early next week * Top producers Iowa and Illinois slowed by rain * US corn planting pace at record low By Sam Nelson CHICAGO, May 3 (Reuters) - Wet and chilly weather into the weekend will continue to slow plantings of...Tags: Weather Reports, Arable Farming, Chicago Board of Trade, Weather
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U.S. Plains HRW Wheat-Bids steady as cold returns
ReutersMay 3 (Reuters) - Cash bids for hard red winter wheat stayed flat in the U.S. Plains on Friday as fields took a hit from the latest blast of cold weather to raise concerns about crop damage. * Freeze warnings were in effect in areas from Nebraska to...Tags: Arable Farming
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Disasters, heat caused $48M in damage, 5 deaths in Md. in 2012
Weather disasters including tornadoes, the derecho storm and Hurricane Sandy caused at least $48 million in property and crop damages in Maryland last year, the costliest since 2003, according to data released Thursday. Five people also died from...
Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), National Weather Service, Natural Disasters, Meteorological Disasters
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Pesticides, parasites and poor forage hurting bee pollinators
Although honeybee loss slowed last year, it remains at dangerously high levels, according to a new federal report that concluded there was no single remedy for the colony collapse that has hit America’s hard-working crop pollinators. The report,...Tags: Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, Food Industry, Consumer Goods Industries, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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LIVESTOCK-US live cattle futures slump on fund liquidation
Reuters* Feeder cattle follow live cattle lower * Hogs fall; cash, pork price uncertainty By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, May 3 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures turned sharply lower on Friday pulled down by fund liquidation, traders...Tags: Mother's Day
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Proposed New Mexico horse slaughterhouse likely to get permit soon
The battle over the opening of the nation’s first domestic horse slaughterhouse since a government ban six years ago has ramped up as a company in Roswell, N.M., moves closer to reinstituting the practice. Activists throughout the West say they...
Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Barack Obama, Tom Vilsack, U.S. Congress, Politics
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Voice of the People, May. 06
Terrorism insurance I respectfully disagree with several points in "Insuring against terror; The law is about to lapse; Congress should let it" (Editorial, April 25). The Terrorism Risk Insurance Program provides much needed economic stability and...Tags: Justice System, Tom Vilsack, Social Issues, U.S. Congress, Politics
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DiGiorno, California Pizza Kitchen frozen pizzas recalled
WASHINGTON, May 2, 2013 – Nestlé Pizza Company, a Little Chute, WI establishment, is recalling an undetermined amount of frozen pizzas that may be contaminated with extraneous materials and are the subject of a recall administered by the U.S....
Tags: California Pizza Kitchen, Food Industry, Food and Drug Administration, Consumers, Product Recalls
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SDSU-IV public administration program deadline approaching
The deadline for fall 2013 admission to the Master of Public Administration program at San Diego State University-Imperial Valley campus is coming up June 1. The MPA is a recognized professional degree in public administration, public management, and...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Graduation
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