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 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 17,2012
Tags: abortion, Alabama, Arizona, Diane Derzis, Gov. Phil Bryant, Indiana, Jackson Women's Health Organization, Kansas, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Mississippi State Department of Health, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pro Life America Network, republican, Robert McDuff, South Carolina, Terri Herring, The Associated Press, United States Constitution, Utah
JACKSON — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Monday signed a law that will put new regulations on the state’s only abortion clinic, starting July 1. The Republican said he’s not bothered by the possibility that the clinic’s owner will sue to try to block the new mandates. “If it closes that clinic, then so be [...] [...]
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 Amy McCullough Published: February 3,2012
Tags: American truffles, Bailey's Irish Cream, caramel popcorn, chocolate-covered strawberries, chocolates, divinity, English toffee, fudge, Houston, JACKSON, Kansas, Maraschino cherries, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Mr. Kegg, Nancy King, Nandy's Candy, pralines, Texas, truffles, Valentine's Day
To open the door of Nandy’s Candy in Jackson is to beoverwhelmed with the smell of real chocolate. Rich, dark, velvety chocolate. Not the overly sugared, artificially flavored, cheap disappointment. Nandy’s is the real deal. Display cases filled with American truffles, amaretto truffles, Bailey’s Irish cream, walnut clusters, pecan, cashew and almond clusters, marzipan, chocolate [...] [...]
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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