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To many students, the ride to school usually involves the requirement of driving themselves by motorized vehicles, or having their parents drop them off. But on Friday, March 12, the Atlantic …
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ANITA — Extended forecasts for Saturday, April 17 show partly clouded skies, and highs in the high 50’s, so this year’s Anita Redneck Tractor BRRRR Ride might not be quite as BRRRR as it’s bee…
ANITA - High temperatures are expected to be in the 50's on Saturday, April 17, so this year's Anita Redneck Tractor BRRRR Ride might not be quite as BRRRR as it's been in the past, but then i…
ATLANTIC — Farmers around southwest Iowa watched temperatures climb near 80 earlier this month, followed by chillier weather — possibly including some nighttime lows in the 30’s this week into…
AMES — With around 50 million animals raised annually, Iowa is by far the nation’s leading pork producing state. Most of these animals are housed in confinement production facilities.
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AMES – A warm start to April is giving farmers an opportunity for an early start in the fields. How much to do now depends on where you farm and your level of risk assessment.
The Cass County Master Gardeners are excited to announce the return of their annual Spring Plant Sale for 2021. Cancelled last year as the pandemic prohibited public gathering, the 2021 event …
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ROSARIO, Argentina--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 14, 2021--
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa lawmakers for the fourth time have approved restrictions aimed at stopping animal welfare activists from documenting animal abuse at livestock farms.
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MONCTON, New Brunswick--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 13, 2021--
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — One of the worst droughts in memory in a massive agricultural region straddling the California-Oregon border could mean steep cuts to irrigation water for hundreds of far…
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ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 12, 2021--
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WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — Nestled between shopping centers, row crops and car dealerships, an organic nonprofit farm is gearing up for its sixth growing season in an effort to combat hunger…
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Paying a smuggler, Edgar Mejia could afford to take only one child with him to the United States. He chose his 3-year-old “warrior” son, leaving his 7- and 12-year-ol…
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An animal rights activist whose investigations and pranks have made him a leading foe of the livestock industry has been charged with trespassing at a pig facility, in t…
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MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — Scientists were documenting stranded sea turtles on California's beaches nearly 40 years ago when they noticed that leatherbacks — massive sea turtles that date to the …
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SASKATOON, Saskatchewan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 8, 2021--
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Alice Headley Chandler, who founded Mill Ridge Farm and built a Hall of Fame career as a breeder of champion racing thoroughbreds, has died. She was 95.
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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 7, 2021--
