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Mishawaka store joins suit challenging synthetic drug 'lookalike' law
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A group of store owners filed suit Wednesday, saying Indiana's efforts to curb so-called lookalike drugs have stretched beyond cracking down on synthetic drugs to granting the state arbitrary power to confiscate legal products...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Aromatherapy, Lawyers, Bath Salt Drugs
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Officials delve into LaGrange County land deal
South Bend TribuneWOLCOTTVILLE -- Ruth and Alvin Lambright Jr. grew up together on the family "homeplace" in rural LaGrange County. Ruth and her younger brother, Alvin, ran the farm together for decades after their parents died and are described variously as "salt of...Tags: Prosecution, Services and Shopping, Accounting and Auditing, Realty, Farms
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US drought worsens after weeks of improvement
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The worst U.S. drought in decades has deepened again after more than a month of encouraging reports of slowly improving conditions, a drought-tracking consortium said Wednesday, as scientists struggled for an explanation other...
Tags: Weather, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Natural Disasters, Environmental Issues, Weather Reports
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Drought worsens in some key Midwest farming states
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The nation's worst drought in decades is showing no sign of letting up in several key Midwest farming states, worrying farmers harvesting the summer's withered corn crop in record time that their winter crops may also be at risk....Tags: Natural Disasters, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Droughts
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Despite rough year for farmers, pumpkin crop looking good
ELKHART COUNTY -- 2012 has not been a good year for farmers -- fruit farmers lost much of their crop in the spring and corn farmers lost a lot of their crop in the summer. But there is some good news: Pumpkins are looking great this fall. Every year,...
Tags: Apples, Pumpkin
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Crop insurance losses begin to mount amid drought
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Thousands of farmers are filing insurance claims this year after drought and triple-digit temperatures burned up crops across the nation's Corn Belt, and some experts are predicting record insurance losses — exacerbated by...
Tags: Insurance, Science and Technology, Natural Disasters, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Droughts
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Vertical farming takes root in New Buffalo
It might be the first of its kind in the country ... A vertical farming operation in our area is providing fresh, organic fruit and vegetables year round. Green Spirit Farms has been producing local grown, fresh fruits and vegetables since February....
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Food company closing in E. Ind. has unpaid bills
CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind. (AP) — An organic food company that is closing its eastern Indiana preparation center was offered up to $3.5 million state tax credits to open but owes more than $31,000 in property taxes and sewer bills. The closing of...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Dining and Drinking, Food Industry, Organic Foods, Mitch Daniels
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Local, organic foods not always safer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Foods produced at smaller farms or labeled "local," ''organic" or "natural" may appear safer to shoppers nervous about foodborne illness. But a small outbreak of salmonella in organic eggs from Minnesota shows that no food is...Tags: Washington, DC, Dining and Drinking, Food Industry, Organic Foods
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A winged tradition
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterThe usual rites of fall draw crowds to football stands and pumpkin patches. But just a little more than an hour’s drive away, another annual tradition inspires a different kind of crowd. Instead of the calls of coaches and cheerleaders, the play on...Tags: Entertainment, Travel, Transportation, Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation
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Big harvest may hit grain prices, test high farmland values
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - With the grain harvest set to bounce back and pressure crop prices after last year's drought, some economists have cautioned that sky-high U.S. farmland prices may be a bubble about to burst. Kansas City Fed President Esther George...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Banking, Federal Reserve, Values, Finance
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CIF Gulf Grain-Soybean bids rise on thin old-crop stocks
ReutersJune 19 (Reuters) - Basis bids for soybeans shipped by barge to the U.S. Gulf Coast were firm early on Wednesday on tight nearby supplies and scattered demand for old-crop beans, traders said. * CIF corn basis bids held mostly steady to weaker as a wave...Tags: Exports, Brazil, Chicago Board of Trade
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