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Nestled in the heart of Cape Girardeau, South Side Farms stands as a beacon of hope in a food desert, dedicated to transforming lives through access to fresh, nutritious produce.Founded eight years ago by Jimmy Wilferth, the farm emerged from an encounter with a young student facing hunger during school breaks. This moment ignited a mission to ensure that no one would go hungry in an area where healthy food options were scarce.
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Nestled in the heart of Cape Girardeau, South Side Farms stands as a beacon of hope in a food desert, dedicated to transforming lives through access to fresh, nutritious produce.Founded eight years ago by Jimmy Wilferth, the farm emerged from an encounter with a young student facing hunger during school breaks. This moment ignited a mission to ensure that no one would go hungry in an area where healthy food options were scarce.
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With the Department of Natural Resources approving an Industrial Mineral permit, NexGen Silica was set to start development of a silica mine located in Ste Genevieve. However, a local health ordinance is preventing them from moving forward. This has prompted NexGen Silica LLC to sue Ste Genevieve to overturn the ordinance.
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The Rural Community Workers Alliance has received a Rapid Response grant from the HEAL Food Alliance, to support its work with immigrant and refugee workers at meat-processing plants.
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The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will decide whether the proposed Nexgen Silica mine will be approved and developed near Hawn State Park in Ste Genevieve.
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Agriculture companies are looking for people who are interested in science, and hiring managers are increasingly looking for people who don’t have traditional ag backgrounds.
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A new report from the University of Missouri finds inflation and other economic concerns during COVID have kept food insecurity at higher levels than before the pandemic. Some 52% of food pantry clients surveyed said they get more than half the food they consume from a food pantry.
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The crossbreed gained some attention in the 1970s. Supporters today say there is big potential to provide better, healthier meat by combining the best qualities of the two animals, in just the right amount.
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Agriculture accounts for a tenth of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, which are a big driver of climate change worldwide. Some farmers in the U.S. are taking on climate change by trying to sink the air’s carbon in the ground.
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The 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.
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Watchdogs 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 caps have become a point of controversy, with critics saying they’ve encouraged a monopoly in the medical marijuana program and create the appearance of corruption.