Government
Texas State University program will mentor Black and Latina women in ag
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The program will pair high school and college students in what’s called a “near peer” model to help ease the minority participants into the mentorship.
Corn Belt
Research seeks ways to grow solar and crops together in the skeptical Corn Belt
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Researchers want to know how co-locating solar and crops — a practice known as "agrivoltaics" — could benefit farmers and be a salve to a growing strain in the Corn Belt, where rural residents and towns are pushing back on solar projects that can often take farmland out of production.
National
EPA proposes designating two PFAS chemicals as hazardous substances under Superfund law
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The two chemicals are linked to a series of adverse health conditions, like increased risk of developing kidney or testicular cancer.
big chicken
‘Big Chicken’ Merger Moves Ahead Despite Investigations by the Biden Administration
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Two of the largest poultry processing companies in the country, Wayne Farms and Sanderson Farms, will soon be merged to create one corporation amid a DOJ antitrust lawsuit against the companies. One expert fears the lawsuit won’t do enough to stop the merger from overpowering the chicken industry.
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Se gastaron millones para mantener a los peces invasores fuera de los Grandes Lagos, pero ¿quién está protegiendo el río Mississippi?
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Las agencias federales y estatales gastan millones de dólares cada año para mantener a las carpas invasoras destructivas fuera de los Grandes Lagos. Mientras tanto, al menos 25 especies destructivas, como pulgas de agua y camarones rojos, se están acercando poco a poco a la cuenca del río Mississippi.
Mississippi River
Millions spent to keep invasive fish out of the Great Lakes, but who is protecting the Mississippi River?
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Federal and state agencies spend millions of dollars every year to keep destructive invasive carp out of the Great Lakes. Meanwhile, at least 25 destructive species — like water fleas and bloody red shrimp — are inching closer to the Mississippi River Basin.
Climate Change
Study finds that Mississippi River Basin could be in an ‘extreme heat belt’ in 30 years
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A climate study released during one of the hottest summers on record predicts a 125-degree “extreme heat belt” will stretch across a quarter of the country by 2053.
Climate Change
With Corn Belt inching north, farm diversification gains momentum
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Climate change is redrawing the agricultural map of the United States. As corn becomes less economically viable with changing Midwestern weather patterns, farmers look to a more diverse future.
Government
Climate, healthcare package becomes law
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Corn growers and others praise ag investments as Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act.
Climate Change
Summer nights are heating up — and that’s impacting crops and livestock
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Climate experts say summer nights have gotten warmer, harming farmers and animals.