by Associated Press Published: August 2,2012
Tags: Arkansas, drought, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Nebraska, Oklahoma, south Dakota, Tennessee, Tom Vilsack, USDA, Wyoming
ST. LOUIS — Nearly 220 counties in a dozen drought-stricken states were added Wednesday to the U.S. government’s list of natural disaster areas as the nation’s agriculture chief unveiled new help for frustrated, cash-strapped farmers and ranchers grappling with extreme dryness and heat. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s addition of the 218 counties means that [...] [...]
MOUNDS, Ill. — A maker of industrial floor absorbent and cat litter products is moving that production from southern Illinois’ Pulaski County to Mississippi. WSIL-TV reports that Oil-Dri Corp. of America announced the move involving its plant in Mounds this week. Oil-Dri says as many as 40 workers in Mounds will be affected, although some [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 3,2012
Tags: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Columbia Valley Farms, Florida, Georgia, GFS, Glenview Farms, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michael Foods, Michigan, Minnesota, Minnetonka, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Papetti's, Pennsylvania, Silverbrook, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Utah, Wakefield, Washington, Wholesome Farms, Wisconsin
MINNETONKA, Minn. — A Minnesota food company is widening its recall of hard-cooked eggs because of a potential for listeria contamination. Michael Foods, of Minnetonka, is recalling eggs in brine sold in 10- and 25-pound pails for institutional use in 34 states. The eggs carry six brand names: Columbia Valley Farms, GFS, Glenview Farms, Papetti’s, [...] [...]
by Ted Carter Published: February 3,2012
Tags: Albemarle, Army Corps of Engineers, Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway, Bob Anderson, Buck Shoot, Cairo, CorpsMap, Greenville, Illinois, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Mississippi Levee Board, Mississippi River, Mississippi Valley Division, Northeastern Illinois University, Ohio River, Peter Nimrod, Scott Whitney, VICKSBURG, Warren County, Washington County, Winterville
The Army Corps of Engineers says it will begin notifying communities along the Mississippi River this month whether damage from last year’s historic flood poses a further threat should the river reach flood levels again this year. The corps has been doing assessments in recent months of damages to levees, structures and navigation channels, said [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 14,2011
Tags: agriculture, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Mississippi River, Missouri, Missouri River, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, south Dakota, Tennessee, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency
Midwestern farmers who saw their land swamped by summer flooding may be socked again with steep increases in their crop insurance premiums, the expensive result of the failure to fix broken levees before the winter snow and next spring’s rains. The Missouri River rose to record levels this year after the U.S. Army Corps of [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 5,2011
Tags: Aerojet General Corp., Arizona, biomass, brownfields, California, Chevron Corp., Chicago, Chino Mine, Colorado, Delaware, Deming, energy, Exelon City, Gail Mosey, Georgia, geothermal, Grant County, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, RE-Powering America's Land Initiative, Sacramento County, senior energy analyst, solar, Superfund sites, transmission lines, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, utility support, Vermont, Washington, wind
Determining the potential of former landfills, brownfields and Superfund sites around the country to host solar panels and other renewable energy projects is the focus of a new assessment federal researchers announced Friday. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado plan to spend the next year to 18 months [...] [...]
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