When A National Forest Trained Americans For War
It’s 1941. Monday morning, mid-September, has dawned rainy and overcast.
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Kosciusko County Local Working Group Meeting Set For Aug. 6
Kosciusko County Local Working Group meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6.
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U.S. Farmers Expect To Plant Less Corn, More Soybeans
Producers surveyed across the United States intend to plant 90.0 million acres of corn in 2024, down 5% from last year, according to the Prospective Plantings report released March 28 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
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Indiana Animal Health Board Offers Update On Dairy Cow Illness
An illness spreading among dairy cows in some states has not yet been detected in Indiana, according to state officials, but producers should be on the lookout.
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USDA Funding To Ease Application Process For Clean Energy Projects
Indiana will soon get a dedicated person to help farmers, ranchers and other landowners apply for federal grants to help fight pollution and climate change.
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Feds Warn IN Pig Farmers About Fatal Herd Disease
This is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s third annual African Swine Fever Action Week, and as the nation’s fifth-largest pork producer, Indiana is taking notice.
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IU Institute Awarded $5 Million To Help Disadvantaged Communities Expand Tree Canopy
Indiana University’s Environmental Resilience Institute has been awarded a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help disadvantaged communities in Indiana enhance their resilience to climate change through expansion of urban tree canopies.
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Indiana Joins Bipartisan Effort to Investigate Food Prices
Indiana is part of a bipartisan effort among law enforcement leaders around the U.S. to beef up enforcement and prevent anti-trust activity within the nation’s food system.
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State Asks Public To Watch For, Report Spotted Lanternfly Eggs
An attractive but highly destructive invasive insect is making headway in Indiana, and the Department of Natural Resources seeks help in identifying the insect so that it can work to stop its spread.
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Commercial Dog Breeders Win Out As Senate Passes Pet Store Measure
Indiana’s senators approved a bill Wednesday blocking cities and towns from banning the retail sale of dogs by state-approved sellers.
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IDOE Encourages Participation In Summer Meals Program
The Indiana Department of Education encourages schools and qualified community organizations to participate in the 2023 Summer Food Service Program.
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USDA Opens Nationwide People’s Garden Initiative
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is expanding its People’s Garden Initiative to include additional eligible gardens nationwide.
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Many Indiana Students Have To Pay For School Lunches Again
After two years of receiving free school lunches, thousands of Hoosier families will have to pay for them again this fall, including at dozens of Indiana schools that could continue offering free food but choose not to.
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USDA Issuing Payments For Hog Pandemic
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is increasing the amount of funding available for the Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program and expects to issue approximately $62.8 million in pandemic assistance payments to hog producers starting this week.
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USDA Issues $33M In Emergency Relief To Indiana Ag Producers
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that agricultural producers nationwide have already received more than $4 billion through the Emergency Relief Program, representing nearly 67% of the more than $6 billion projected to be paid through this phase of the program.
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Lakeland Regional Sewer District Retains Officers For 2021
Lakeland Regional Sewer District Board of Trustees opened its first meeting of 2021 with a vote to retain officers from the previous year. They are: Jim Haney, board president; Jim Marcuccilli, vice president, assistant secretary; Mike DeWald, treasurer; Parke Smith, secretary.
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