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Texas' right-to-farm amendment would set new bar for city regulation

Waco Tribune-Herald 03 Oct 2023
Meanwhile, the definition of generally accepted practices remains under development ... 1 to expand the right-to-farm statute ... The amendment and related right-to-farm expansions also hinge on unelected Extension Service officials’ yet-to-be-developed definitions of generally accepted agricultural practices, she said.
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Virginia is for lovers ... of wine and autumn leaves

Hastings Tribune 02 Oct 2023
When the general assembly passed the Virginia Farm Winery Act in 1980, it uncorked would-be winemakers' ability not just to grow grapes, but to also make and sell their wines on the same property ... Jennifer Breaux is the second-generation president and general manager of Breaux Vineyards in Purcellville, which has 105 acres under vine.
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Virginia is for lovers … of wine and autumn leaves

Sun Sentinel 02 Oct 2023
When the general assembly passed the Virginia Farm Winery Act in 1980, it uncorked would-be winemakers’ ability not just to grow grapes, but to also make and sell their wines on the same property ... Jennifer Breaux is the second-generation president and general manager of Breaux Vineyards in Purcellville, which has 105 acres under vine.
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Arduino-based Squirrel Box brings soil metrics to the IoT

Eweekly 02 Oct 2023
What is a Squirrel Box? It’s described as a “robust device” for environmental monitoring, providing data on soil metrics, such as pH and NPK levels, and general ambient conditions.
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De Jon Watson will not return as the Nationals’ director of player development

The Washington Post 02 Oct 2023
Watson, who had joined the organization in 2017 as a special assistant to General Manager Mike Rizzo, was named the farm director before the 2022 season ... .
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Commentary: Québec's experience with pesticide ban offers a glimpse of what New York can expect

Times Union 02 Oct 2023
That’s why, as Gov ... So, what actually happened?. Both a lot, and not very much ... Perhaps the truest test, however, is the lack of dispute — these days, I do not see the subject mentioned in the press (general or farm), or hear it discussed among field crop advisers. Also absent was a warned-about shift to more harmful pesticides or farming practices ... .
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Baking sector sees varied sustainability benefits

Food Business News 02 Oct 2023
“Humane farming, supply chain transparency, regenerative agriculture, upcycled ingredients.“Equipment manufacturers, in general, their place in sustainability has been to make really efficient equipment that is going to save you money and help you reach your goals ... General Mills sees benefits from Accelerate strategy.
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DC-area group offers tour of Harriet Tubman landmarks, Underground Railroad

Wtop 02 Oct 2023
She was considered the conductor of the Underground Railroad ... 7 and Sunday, Oct ... The sites include Tubman’s childhood home, Brodess Farm and Bucktown General Store where Tubman was struck in the head with a two-pound iron scale weight thrown by an overseer for not helping him punish another slave ... Source .
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National Assembly speeds up efforts to outlaw dog meat consumption in Korea

Korea Times 02 Oct 2023
30. Korea Times photo by Yun Seo-young ... The ruling People Power Party has said it will push for an anti-dog meat bill named after the first lady ... said Ju Yeong-dong, the former secretary general of one of the largest associations of people involved in the dog meat industry. About 3,500 farms had bred dogs for food purposes in Korea as of last year ... .
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Not out of the woods yet: Falling inflation could still sink Biden because Americans are ...

The Daily Mail 02 Oct 2023
Despite falling inflation rates, American consumers are still upset with Biden as prices for basics including gas and milk remain higher than 2019 ... 'It is true that what happens on the farm affects food prices, but it generally is a small part of the overall cost of food,' Lusk said ... Speaking to Politico, Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) said ... .
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White Sox 2023 season could not have been much worse

Chicago Sun-Times 02 Oct 2023
<img class="Image" alt="Fans hold up a sign on the last day of the White Sox’ awful season. They lost 101 games ... (Getty Images) Getty ... 22 ... Josh Barfield was named an assistant general manager after overseeing a farm system with the Diamondbacks that cast him in a favorable light during the team’s postseason push ... ....
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Powering Amazon: New solar farm creating electricity to run operations in Ohio

Chillicothe Gazette 01 Oct 2023
The 274-megawatt Yellowbud Solar Farm became operational this summer ... Yellowbud is National Grid's first operational solar farm in Ohio ... There were just a handful of complaints about Yellowbud filed with state regulators, and most of those were about solar farms in general and not Yellowbud in particular.
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Charleston paint supplier that followed BMW to SC set to expand again

The Post and Courier 01 Oct 2023
Mankiewicz targets the automotive, aviation and general industrial markets, with Grimm describing the latter as "anything without wheels or wings" — from farm equipment to household appliances ... blue-chip companies that include JetBlue Airways, General Motors and Mercedes-Benz.
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This week in Nebraska history

Lincoln Journal Star 01 Oct 2023
1873. A newly arrived landscape artist was preparing to offer art instruction to Lincoln townspeople. Shakespearean reader R.J. Winslow scheduled a Lincoln performance of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" for his drama company. 1883 ... 1893 ... 1903. The attorney general revoked Tabitha Home's license after charges that orphans there worked as farm laborers ... No ... 12 Minnesota.

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