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Fruit farmers fear fewer bees; local beekeeper bucks trend
WSBT-TVA new survey from the United States Department of Agriculture has found beekeepers in the U.S. lost around 30% of their honey bee colonies over the winter. Fewer colonies survived this winter than last, and beekeepers say bees continue to struggle...Tags: Blueberries
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Producer recalls 6,600 pounds of ham in Ind. and Mich.
BYRON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Federal inspectors have announced the recall of about 6,600 pounds of ham from a western Michigan meat processor because of a lack of safety checks. The meat was produced by Byron Center Wholesale Meats in Kent County'...
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US gov't to air-drop toxic mice on Guam snakes
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AP) — Dead mice laced with painkillers are about to rain down on Guam's jungle canopy. They are scientists' prescription for a headache that has caused the tiny U.S. territory misery for more than 60 years: the brown...Tags: Science and Technology, Headaches, Politics, Government, Research
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Cattle numbers drop; Ind. herd down 18%
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — A Purdue Extension scientist says U.S. cattle numbers have dropped to their lowest level since 1952 following last year's record-setting drought. Agricultural economist Christ Hurt says Central and Southern Plains...
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Beef recalled from 2 Mich. stores after illnesses
TROY, Mich. (AP) — More than 1,000 pounds of ground beef are being recalled in suburban Detroit after federal officials linked it to salmonella in Michigan and Arizona. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the beef is being recalled from Troy-...Tags: Politics, Detroit Free Press, Salmonella Infection, Freedom of the Press
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Amid bumper crop, families could get PB&J break
ATLANTA (AP) — Choosy moms and dads may be packing more PB&J in lunches this winter, when the cost of a jar of Jif or Skippy is expected to fall even as other grocery prices rise. Peanut butter prices soared last year after a drought and high...Tags: Consumers, Droughts, Natural Disasters, Southern U.S. Storms (2011), Peanuts
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NM heart of national peanut butter recall
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The country's largest organic peanut processing plant is scrubbing its facilities top to bottom and hopes to get back in production soon after massive recall of scores of products linked to a salmonella outbreak. The recall...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Plant Closings, Peanuts, Economy, Business and Finance, Health Organizations
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Ryan asked for federal help as he championed cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, a fiscal conservative and critic of federal handouts, has sought for his constituents in Wisconsin an expansion of food stamps, stimulus money, federally guaranteed business loans,...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Government Health Care, Sociology, Barack Obama, Washington, DC
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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, Droughts, Arable Farming
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Bacon shortage 'baloney,' but prices to rise
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Bacon lovers can relax. They'll find all they want on supermarket shelves in the coming months, though their pocketbooks may take a hit. The economics of the current drought are likely to nose up prices for bacon and other pork...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Droughts, Media Industry, Inventories, John Anderson
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Stubborn drought maintains grip on Ind., Mich. and rest of U.S.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The nation's worst drought in decades consumed a larger portion of the lower 48 states last week with the Midwest corn harvest in full swing, according to the latest update by a drought-tracking consortium released Thursday. The U....
Tags: Weather Reports, Weather, Droughts, Natural Disasters, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Elkhart County farmer replaces costly corn feed with ice cream sprinkles
ReutersKANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Mike Yoder's herd of dairy cattle are living the sweet life. With corn feed scarcer and costlier than ever, Yoder increasingly is looking for cheaper alternatives -- and this summer he found a good deal on ice cream...Tags: Droughts, Natural Disasters, Peanuts, Agriculture, Lifestyle and Leisure
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