Forest Service using the threat of wildfires to meet timber targets
The agency has sought to minimize environmental oversight, and critics say the agency also has become incentivized to cut ...
Forest Service is using threat of wildfires to meet timber targets, documents show
Internal documents show the Forest Service discussing — both internally and with the timber industry — how its legal and ...
USDA freezes farmer funding for some programs, conservation contracts
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Avian influenza spreads to seven further US states - CIDRAP
APHIS reported avian influenza outbreaks in further poultry flocks across seven states over the past two days. Several of the outbreaks occurred on commercial farms. Outbreaks were confirmed on four ...
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Avian flu strikes more poultry flocks in 7 states and more cats
As H5N1 avian flu outbreaks in commercial and backyard poultry across the United States continue at a brisk pace, the US ...
State’s hemp farmers see new reality after legislative action
After winds ripped through her rural Minnesota greenhouse on a blustery July weekend, Angela Dawson played music for her Wunder Woman strain of hemp, in hopes the tunes would perk up the crop.
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Lawmakers renew effort to update farm bill, ease ‘economic crisis’ in farm country
The House ag committee agreed farmers and rural communities need an updated and enhanced farm bill to be passed soon.
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Dicey roads delay school openings in rural Oregon/Washington districts Thursday
After a day of snow and rain across northwest Oregon and southwest Washington on Wednesday, Thursday morning’s road conditions have some school districts delaying the start of classes as much as ...