HANFORD, Calif. — The discovery of mad cow disease in a dead dairy cow came soon after it arrived at a non-descript building in the heart of California’s dairy country. The finding, announced Tuesday, is the first new case of the disease in the U.S. since 2006 and the fourth ever discovered in the country. The test was performed when the animal was brought to the building, a transfer facility for a processing plant near Hanford.
Apr 25 2012 | Posted in
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Although snow and ice can transform Ohio into a winter wonderland, this same snow and ice can threaten the very trees and plants they adorn.
Feb 18 2012 | Posted in
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Last week, the revised USDA Hardiness Zone Map was released. The revision is the first change since 1990. Most locations were moved one-half of a zone higher. The USDA attribute the changes to these criteria: They used data measured at weather stations over a 30 year period (1976–2005), while the 1990 map used data from a 13-year period (1974–1986).
Feb 4 2012 | Posted in
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FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Conceding his earlier housing programs have fallen short, President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed a vast expansion of government assistance to homeowners, aiming to make lower lending rates a possibility for millions of borrowers who have not been able to get out from under burdensome mortgages.
Feb 1 2012 | Posted in
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Evidence of climate change seems to be oozing from the maple trees in Delaware County.
Jan 17 2012 | Posted in
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DES MOINES, Iowa — The U.S. Agriculture Department announced Monday it will close nearly 260 offices nationwide, a move that won praise for cutting costs but raised concerns about the possible effect on food safety.
Jan 11 2012 | Posted in
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WASHINGTON — Congress wants to keep pizza and french fries on school lunch lines, fighting back against an Obama administration proposal to make school lunches healthier.
Nov 15 2011 | Posted in
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PIERRE, S.D. — When farmers need to check honey prices so they can decide whether to sell, there’s been a report for that. And when catfish and sheep farmers want to check production in their industries, there’ve been reports for that, too. The U.S. Agriculture Department has kept tabs for decades on a wide range of agricultural industries that generate billions of dollars for the U.S. economy. But that’s about to change, as the agency eliminates some reports and reduces the frequency of others to save millions of dollars in tight budget times.
Oct 28 2011 | Posted in
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