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200 attendees discuss food accessibility at 2026 Food Justice Summit
2+ week, 3+ day ago (130+ words) DULUTH, Minn. (KQDS-TV)-200 people from across the state are meeting to brainstorm on how food can remain accessible. Attendees of the Food Justice Summit, say the mission of the gathering is all about 'reclaiming the food system.' During the summit…...
Hot, dry winter could be blessing " or curse " for Wyoming's big game
24+ min ago (727+ words) Three years ago, unending, relentless snow blanketed much of western Wyoming. Warm temperatures melted the top layer and then froze, forming a crust that proved deadly for Wyoming's mule deer and pronghorn, wiping out tens of thousands of animals. For…...
Study finds millions of ground-nesting bees thriving in Ithaca cemetery
46+ min ago (313+ words) A quiet cemetery in Ithaca has become the unlikely home to one of the largest known populations of ground-nesting bees in the world, according to new research from Cornell University. Scientists estimate that roughly 5. 5 million individual bees inhabit a 1. 5-acre…...
MGI Tech: A decade of milestones in genomics
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (1040+ words) Genomics is rapidly evolving, and it is having a significant impact on the biological sciences. Sequencing is now cheaper, faster, and more widely available, so researchers in a variety of biological domains are employing it more than ever before. Since…...
Agricultural lab expansion will help CT farmers solve new problems
1+ week, 5+ day ago (793+ words) Stay informed with our daily newsletter that delivers trusted Connecticut public policy news and analysis "for free. by Angela Eichhorst, CT Mirror April 1, 2026 For over 150 years, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station has conducted scientific research and experiments to help farmers…...
Corpus Christi's crucial refineries look for alternate water supplies amid looming water crisis
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1193+ words) Companies that own refineries in Corpus Christi say they are working to secure alternative water sources to maintain operations and prevent a shortage of gasoline and jet fuel in Texas and beyond as the city scrambles to delay or avoid…...
Trump's trade war has hurt farmers. There are new warning signs for Republicans.
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1368+ words) President Donald Trump promised a "golden age" of American agriculture. Farm-state Republicans are feeling pressure to make a down payment before the midterms. Over the past five months, the Trump administration has rolled out trade agreements it says will give…...
Comment period extended once more on Minnesota's largest proposed dairy
5+ day, 12+ min ago (422+ words) The public comment period for a feedlot permit and on an environmental assessment worksheet for Minnesota's largest proposed dairy has been extended a second time, this time until May 7. Riverview LLP is seeking an individual feedlot permit for West River…...
Opposition forms around the largest proposed dairy in Minnesota
3+ week, 46+ min ago (1023+ words) Opposition to Riverview LLP's proposed West River Dairy near Morris, Minnesota, has surfaced as the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency moved to extend the comment period for the project until April 9. The project in question is an expansion of the dairy's…...
Opposition forms around Riverview expansion that would be largest dairy in MN
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1024+ words) MORRIS "Opposition to Riverview LLP's proposed West River Dairy near Morris, Minnesota, has surfaced as the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency moved to extend the comment period for the project until April 9. The project in question is an expansion of the…...