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Rachel Lippmann/St. Louis Public RadioThe measure is in response to a long fight over the Grain Belt Express, a planned transmission line that will cut across a 200-mile stretch of northern Missouri. The changes, however, will not affect that project. -
U.S. Department of Labor/U.S. Department of LaborWatchdogs say the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) should have collaborated more to protect workers at meatpacking plants during the pandemic.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the top 10 importers of U.S. poultry have put some restrictions in place — largely banning chicken and turkey products from specific counties or regions in the U.S. Seven years ago, several countries banned poultry from the entire U.S. because of a bird flu outbreak. -
More than 22 million commercial and backyard birds have died or been killed to stop the spread of the latest bird flu outbreak. Most of the affected flocks are commercial, but backyard flocks are no less susceptible.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week reversed a restriction put in place in January that was intended to help the endangered American burying beetle. The agency now says the Enlist brand of weed killer doesn’t pose a risk.
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Some farmers and environmentalists say the federal program, which is heavily subsidized by U.S. taxpayers, discourages growers from adapting to climate change and should be redesigned.
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Going Public: Food Insecurity Rates Rise In Southeast MO Due To Pandemic Food Shortages, Price HikesThe Southeast Missouri Food Bank reports that in Southeast Missouri food insecurity rates have reached 17% overall and 21% for households with children.
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Going Public: Food Insecurity Rates Rise In Southeast MO Due To Pandemic Food Shortages, Price HikesThe Southeast Missouri Food Bank reports that in Southeast Missouri food insecurity rates have reached 17% overall and 21% for households with children.
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Going Public: Food Insecurity Rates Rise In Southeast MO Due To Pandemic Food Shortages, Price HikesThe Southeast Missouri Food Bank reports that in Southeast Missouri food insecurity rates have reached 17% overall and 21% for households with children.
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Missouri's black bears were decimated in the early 20th century, but have come back in recent years. With an estimated 800 bears now living in the state, the Department of Conservation is holding a regulated hunt to help with population control.
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The ivory-billed woodpecker and the tubercled-blossom pearly mussel were recently delisted from the endangered species list.
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On Thurs. Oct. 7, the Missouri Department of Agriculture announced grants of up to $200,000 for the expansion of industrial Hemp fiber processing capacity…
