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Poll finds most rural Nebraskans unfamiliar with Farm Bill but support programs

The Grand Island Independent 10 Dec 2023
LINCOLN — Most rural Nebraskans report being unfamiliar with the Farm Bill and federal agricultural policy, according to the 2023 Nebraska Rural Poll ... Although most respondents report being unfamiliar with the Farm Bill, they generally support federal spending for most Farm Bill programs.
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Nicholson Insurance Agency Namesake Set to Retire

Bloodhorse 10 Dec 2023
Nicholson Insurance Agency was established in 1993 and has since served clientele with equine and farm insurance, along with other general lines of property and casualty coverage for individuals and businesses ... .
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Can Rockies follow Diamondbacks’ or Rangers’ path to postseason glory?

Denver Post 10 Dec 2023
“(The Diamondbacks) have good young players,” Rockies general manager Bill Schmidt said last week during the winter meetings ... “Our approach to want to compete every year got torpedoed because our lack of farm system depth caught us in 2021 and into 2022,” general manager Mike Hazen told the Arizona Republic.
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First case of brucellosis in 30 years discovered at farm

Taipei Times 09 Dec 2023
The farm was then ... A dairy farm is pictured in Pingtung County in an undated photograph ... APHIA deputy director-general Hsu Jung-pin (徐榮彬) yesterday said that Taiwan monitors sheep farms on an annual basis and said the Jiouru case was an isolated incident, as no other cases of.
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Poll: Nebraskans unfamiliar with Farm Bill

The Grand Island Independent 09 Dec 2023
LINCOLN — Most rural Nebraskans report being unfamiliar with the Farm Bill and federal agricultural policy, according to the 2023 Nebraska Rural Poll ... Although most respondents report being unfamiliar with the Farm Bill, they generally support federal spending for most Farm Bill programs.
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Spotlight story: Selling the rural dream

Financial Express 09 Dec 2023
“There has been a surge of customer interest in farm stays as a unique holiday experience,” says Daniel D’Souza, president and country head—holidays, SOTC Travel ... The farm stay also caters to a foreign clientele, who generally arrive from November to February and make up 5-6% of its total clients ... Guests get to experience authentic farm life.
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Fischer visits Fremont, meets with officials, business leaders

Fremont Tribune 09 Dec 2023
What is the current status of the Farm Bill and your priorities regarding the agriculture sector in general? ... “We were able to get through a one-year extension on the current Farm Bill, because we have not been able to come together to pass that ... I have several (ideas) for the Farm ...
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Mark Gongloff: No, Virginia, your Christmas tree is not a climate crime

Hastings Tribune 09 Dec 2023
If there’s one climate-change solution everybody seems to agree on, it’s that trees are good ... For one thing, Christmas-tree farming is generally a sustainable business ... Just 30 million of the 350 million or so trees on farms actually get chopped down every season, according to The Nature Conservancy, an environmental advocacy nonprofit ... (1) ... (2) ... .
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A look at what makes Jim Leyland worthy of the Baseball Hall of Fame

Cleburne Times-Review 09 Dec 2023
He was then a man no one really knew, Jim Leyland, who had only met with the Pirates' general manager Syd Thrift earlier about his view on steering the Pirates out of last place ... Bill Lajoie, a long-time Detroit Tigers general manager, was Detroit's farm director when Leyland played and then began his managerial career.
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Looking for the perfect boozy holiday gift? Here’s our annual 12 bottles of Christmas guide.

Market Watch 09 Dec 2023
Americans love a good sip ... Naturally, that means consumers also like to gift a good bottle, especially come holiday time ... Happy holidays! ... And Horsepower Vineyards, a Washington-state winemaker, aims to do that with wines that are produced with biodynamic principles in mind — meaning farming methods that are generally natural and chemical-free ... .
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Mindanao aquaculture farm shifts to renewable energy

Manila Standard 08 Dec 2023
The province of Sarangani, General Santos, produces tens of thousands of metric tons of shrimp daily, with 2018 industry records citing Sarangani hosts around 800 hectares of shrimp farms, which continues to grow annually as stakeholders eye expansion.
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Harnessing sun’s energy for sustainable farming

Manila Standard 08 Dec 2023
Solar-powered shrimp farming is emerging as a promising solution to reduce the environmental impact of shrimp production while also increasing efficiency and profitability ... The company equipped its shrimp farms in Sarangani, General Santos, with solar panels to cut costs by P800,000 monthly.
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Most rural Nebraskans unfamiliar with Farm Bill, but support programs

Scottsbluff StarHerald 08 Dec 2023
LINCOLN — Most rural Nebraskans report being unfamiliar with the Farm Bill and federal agricultural policy, according to the 2023 Nebraska Rural Poll ... Although most respondents report being unfamiliar with the Farm Bill, they generally support federal spending for most Farm Bill programs.
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Wind farm project revived

Billings Gazette 08 Dec 2023
The 750-megawatt Clearwater Wind Project between Miles City and Forsyth sends power to Puget Sound Energy under contract and also to Portland General Electric, which has an ownership share of the wind farm built by Florida-based NextEra ... Portland General Electric and fellow Oregon utility PacifiCorp plan to exit Colstrip by 2030.
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Frederick Cooke

Richland Source 08 Dec 2023
He farmed alongside his dad, Ed, and then later, his son Charlie ... Richland County Farm Bureau, Richland County Soil and Water ... Once a teacher, always a teacher, Fred enjoyed passing down knowledge to his children and grandchildren about life on the farm and life in general.
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