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Delta Air Lines said Monday morning that limited flights have resumed several hours after a computer outage grounded its planes, leaving passengers stranded... -- Monday marks the two-year anniversary of the first U.S. airstrikes against ISIS militants.ISIS had captured the town of Sinjar in northern Iraq, after overrunnin... Corn condition fell as 9% of the nation's crop moved into the dent stage, while soybean conditions held steady during the week ended Aug. 7, according to USDA's latest Crop Pr... The list of commits for Nebraska's 2017 football class continues to grow.
Twelve years ago, Megan Foley found herself where so many new moms have been before, wandering up and down supermarket aisles looking for baby formula. Ms. Foley - a floor supervisor at the Brentwood Shop 'n Save - knows her way around a grocery store.
Cotton prices rose 24.19 percent to 77 cents per pound in the international markets due to a fall in supplies by China and India, two major cotton producers and consumers, according to industry insiders. Cotton was traded at 77 cents yesterday in the international markets, up from 62 cents three months ago.
In response to a drought-stricken season for New Hampshire farmers, Gov. Maggie Hassan requested Thursday that the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack issue a drought disaster declaration for three of the state's counties. The USDA Farm Service Agency's State Emergency Board voted Wednesday to seek the disaster declaration.
Schumer is looking to help farmers affected by this summer's drought and is calling on the USDA to start damage assessments now. Although farmers won't know the full extent of crop damage until the fall, he wants to get a head start so the government can quickly provide relief to farmers impacted by the drought.
Rep. Tim Huelskamp answers questions from the media after his primary election watch party held at the Atrium Hotel and Conference Center on Aug. 2. After a hard-fought race, I was disappointed on Tuesday to lose the primary to represent Kansas's "Big First'"congressional district. Representing the citizens of Kansas has been a great honor.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced approximately $11.2 million in financial assistance to American dairy producers enrolled in the 2016 Margin Protection Program for Dairy . The payment rate for May/June 2016 will be the largest since the program began in 2014.
A Tea Party leader in the House of Representatives just lost a primary bid for reelection - a sign that Republican voters may be fed up with Tea Party obstinance and are casting about for something new. Rep. Tim Huelskamp lost his Kansas primary by a huge margin to newcomer Roger Marshall.
A combine drives over stalks of soft red winter wheat during the harvest on a farm in Dixon, Illinois, July 16, 2013. Japan and South Korea have both taken steps to block certain imports of U.S. wheat after unapproved genetically-modified plants from Monsanto Co seeds were found growing in Washington state, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday.
The United States Department of Agriculture may allow the import of star apples from Vietnam, Vietnam's Commercial Counsellor in the United States, Dao Tran Nhan has said. Vietnam News Agency reports that the import is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of this year.
A hot-air balloon carrying 16 people caught fire and crashed in central Texas on Saturday, federal officials said, and Texas authorities said there were no survivors. Saturday's crash happened about 7:40 a.m. in a pasture near Lockhart, about 30 miles south of Austin.
Investigators surround the scene in a field near Lockhart, Texas where a hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people collided with power lines Saturday, July 30, 2016, causing what authorities described as a "significant loss of life." Investigators surround the scene in a field near Lockhart, Texas where a hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people collided with power lines Saturday, July 30, 2016, causing what authorities described as a "significant loss of life."
LOCKHART, Texas -- A hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas on Saturday, causing what authorities described as a "significant loss of life." Erik Grosof with the National Transportation Safety Board would not provide an exact number of how many people died.
This spot nosed Guenon monkey, a native to West Africa is one of the 3 monkeys that was killed at The BREC Baton Rouge Zoo. Advocate file photo by ARTHUR D. LAUCK -- BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo's giraffe Hope plays with her granddaughter, Jewel, left, in this 2007 photo Advocate staff file photo by TRAVIS SPRADLING -- Two female Malayan tiger cubs born at BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo paw each other in November 2014, as they play after a nap.
President Obama on Friday signed a bill that will require labeling of genetically modified ingredients for the first time. The legislation will cover most food packages.
Step inside, past the mahogany reception desk and the main dining hall seems to spread out endlessly, with countless tables covered in white tablecloths. Overhead, private dining rooms line the second floor.
The Branch Chief position requires subject matter expertise in ethics and will be responsible for supervising Office of Ethics staff in the Branch Office. The Branch Chief will report directly to the Deputy Director and Director of the Office of Ethics and will occupy a key position on the Office of Ethics' leadership team.
More than 372,000 pounds of hot dogs and corn dogs made earlier this month are being recalled over concerns of listeria contamination. Listeria fear prompts Bar-S Foods recall More than 372,000 pounds of hot dogs and corn dogs made earlier this month are being recalled over concerns of listeria contamination.
Humans have reduced biodiversity - the teeming variety of plant and animal life that competes and co-operates in every ecosystem - to below safe levels across more than 58% of the planet's land surface . This is ultimately bad news for human food security because biological diversity underwrites what naturalists call the resilient ecosystem services on which humans and all higher animals depend - crop pollination and pest control, nutrient decomposition and recycling, water and air purification - and because that 58% of the terrestrial planet is home to 71% of all humans, That humans are reducing biodiversity - and at a cost to the disturbed ecosystems - is not news.
The end-user, whether it be the cow or the cattle feeder, is becoming more important to hay and forage producers, and because of that, the equipment in the hay meadow is changing. "Forage vs. baleage is the trend I'm seeing," says Gary Berger, sales and marketing director for Edney Distributing Co., a machinery distributor serving the upper Midwest.