SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Legislature is taking a hard look at intervening in the state's timber counties that are running out of money.Lawmakers are considering a variety of measures that would allow the state to take over critical government functions and impose a temporary income tax on count ...
c.2013 New York Times News ServiceMOSS LANDING, Calif. — With piles of fresh strawberries beckoning consumers at markets and stores this season, an al ...
Metals prices ended slightly lower Friday, as did agricultural futures.Crude oil ended the week down 2 percent as traders worried about global demand ...
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers are considering dueling bills that mandate special labels on food that contains genetically modified ingr ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Memorial Day weekend is getting off to a chilly start.Brief frost and freeze warnings were in effect for much of western Pennsyl ...
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers are advancing a bill that mandates special labels on food that contains genetically modified ingredients. ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Without even thinking, Joe Ortner rattles off a list of items on his family's dairy farm that could kill you: 1,000 gallons of diesel ...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Sen. Tom Harkin will donate his papers to Drake University after plans to give them to a namesake institute at Iowa State Univ ...
LM—HG209Des Moines, Iowa Fri, May 24, 2013 USDA Market NewsEASTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT MORNING HOG REPORT BASED ON STAT ...
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont's senior U.S. senator says he hopes a farm bill now working its way through Congress will save taxpayer money while con ...
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Elementary school students in southern Indiana have worked with a volunteer beautification group to create a garden honori ...
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A bill that would protect some American loggers' jobs from being taken by workers employed by foreign companies has cleared a hu ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The discovery of about 1,000 emaciated cows has prompted state officials to consider the unusual move of seizing a herd of ca ...
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A bill that would require special labels on baby food containing genetically modified ingredients has passed the state House of ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Inmates at seven minimum- and medium-security prisons in West Virginia will be sowing seeds this spring and tending plants th ...
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Business Council says those little farmers markets in the state have a big impact on the economy.Data compiled by the ...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey says growers are hopeful for a bountiful crop of spring produce that could begin sh ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Using the state's Kentucky Proud logo to indicate Kentucky-bred thoroughbreds in racetrack programs may soon become a permanent ...
Tobacco farmers notch legislative victoryLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Tobacco farmers long on the defensive notched a victory Thursday when the U.S. Senate ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Grains futures fell Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.Wheat for July delivery fell 5.75 cents to $6.975 a bushel; July corn fell 4.7 ...
MP—CN001 0MEMPHIS, TN 5/24/2013 USDA Cotton and Tobacco Programs, MNDMARKET 41-4/34 31-3/35 ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Noon trading on the Chicago Board of Trade Fri.:OpenHighLowNoonChg.WHEAT5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushelJul704707½696¼703¼Sep710714¼7 ...
HC—PY001Des Moines, IA Fri. May 24, 2013 USDA Market NewsSHELL EGGS: Daily California EggsMAY 24, 2013Prices are steady. Asking pri ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Eastern Cornbelt Daily Direct Summary from Thursday as reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketin ...
NW—PY018Des Moines, IA Fri. May 24, 2013 USDA Market NewsSHELL EGGS: Daily Midwest Regional EggsMidwest delivered asking prices for ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade Fri.:OpenHighLowLastChg.WHEAT5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushelJul704707½696¼703¼Sep710714¼ ...
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