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US troops serving overseas during the holiday still have much to be thankful for, including nearly 100,000 pounds of turkey. In keeping with a long tradition of providing holiday meals to troops serving abroad, the Department of Defense intends to serve 98,820 pounds of turkey, 10,173 pounds of stuffing mix, 6,588 pounds of marshmallows and 918 gallons of eggnog to US service members in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait and Jordan this Thanksgiving, according to the Pentagon.
Tyson Foods Inc. plans to build a new chicken production complex in Tennessee, a $300 million project that is expected to create more than 1,500 jobs when the facility begins operations in late 2019, the company said Monday. The new plant in Humboldt will produce pre-packaged trays of fresh chicken for retail grocery stores nationwide, the Springdale, Arkansas-based company said in a statement and a news conference.
Thanksgiving is not normally a holiday that lends itself to court disputes. Unlike Hallowe'en and Christmas, about which there are a dozen court cases with an arguable holiday theme, Thanksgiving is a day when most Americans just sit at home and gorge themselves into insensibility.
In this Nov. 8, 2017 photo, Steve Crisafulli examines a tree in a USDA test grove on North Merritt Island, Fla. The grove has four or five varieties of citrus trees with 10 different root stocks to see how they do.
Trader Joe's says it has recalled several packaged salads after a supplier said there may be shards of glass or hard plastic inside. The grocery chain said Saturday on its website that packages of white meat chicken salad, curried white chicken deli salad and turkey cranberry apple salad sold in some areas that expire from Nov. 10-21 could be contaminated.
A police officer working a nearby construction detail and a good Samaritan are credited with reviving a woman after she crashed her car on South Willow Street Tuesday morning.
Nebraska Farm Bureau has selected former Nebraska Director of Agriculture Merlyn Carlson as the 2017 recipient of its highest honor, the Silver Eagle Award. The award will be presented to Carlson on Merlyn Carlson and his wife Janice raised their family on their ranch near Lodgepole, where they raised cattle.
Fred Wacker, owner/operator of the Cross Four Ranch at Miles City, MT is one of the cattle producers involved in the agreement to ship Montana-sourced beef to China. Fred Wacker, owner/operator of the Cross Four Ranch at Miles City, MT is one of the cattle producers involved in the agreement to ship Montana-sourced beef to China.
China's largest online retailer has agreed to buy $200 million worth of Montana beef over the next three years - representing as many as 90,000 head of cattle - and potentially invest $100 million more in a new slaughterhouse in the state under the terms of a trade deal disclosed Wednesday. The scope of the agreement is relatively small compared to Montana's overall cattle market, equaling less than four percent of the state's cattle sales on an annualized basis.
A worried resident in Germany alerted police to what he thought was a second world war bomb in his garden. Officers found a a particularly large zucchini They said in a statement Friday that officers determined "the object, which really did look very like a bomb" was actually a 40cm courgette.
President Donald Trump's five-country Asian tour is packed with meetings and events discussing thony issues such as trade agreements and the North Korean threat, but one thing that he won't have to worry about is where to find a good steak. Ahead of the trip to a country known for its strict etiquette, Trump's staffers were reportedly worried the president would say or do something embarrassing and offensive, but Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is doing his best to make Trump feel at home.
A group representing Hawaii commercial fishermen has fi... HONOLULU - Hundreds of foreign fishermen currently confined to vessels in Honolulu for years at a time would be allowed to come ashore when they dock under legislation introduced Thursday in Congress. The Sustainable Fishing Workforce Protection Act offers workplace protections a year after an Associated Press investigation found that Hawaii's commercial fishing fleet is crewed by about 700 men who are never allowed off their boats, even when they come into the Honolulu Harbor to unload their catch.
Urban Organics started an aquaponic operation growing certified organic leafy greens in 8,000 square feet in an old Hamm's beer brewery in 2011. Photo courtesy Urban Organics Pentair Group U.S. regulators appear poised to answer that long-debated question.
This past June, Maine legislators passed a law, An Act to Recognize Local Control Regarding Food Systems , which allows cities and towns in the state to adopt laws permitting farmers and other food producers within their borders to engage in a host of direct-to-consumer food sales. The law, intended to bolster local food economies in the state, allows Maine municipalities to "regulate by ordinance local food systems," and requires the state, in turn, to "recognize such ordinances."
Winter is coming-and not in that Game of Thrones sense. Many people are starting to button up across the US, but while you might have to turn the heater up too, there's reason to stop and think before blasting the warm air.
Fresh apple juice and cider, crisp green salad, a plump, juicy burger - are these taste pleasures in jeopardy? Since a deadly strain of bacteria E. coli - Escherichia coli 0157:H7 - has been found in these foods, such treats carry potential danger. Human and animal waste contains E. coli, and the bacteria can spread to food that comes into contact with the waste - including fallen apples that touch animal droppings, or salad greens exposed to contaminated water.
Greeneville City Schools' new Child Nutrition Director Johnna Beard was introduced to the Board of Education and school principals on Sunday. Beard gave a report on nutrition in the school system.
Mark your calendars: the 4th annual WTXL Turkey Drive benefiting America's Second Harvest of the Big Bend is set for Nov. 16. Last week, we took you to Tallahassee's HOPE Community, a place to stay for the homeless. Now WTXL is taking you to a Wakulla County food pantry where volunteers are making sure families have a Thanksgiving dinner.
City school board members voted Monday to amend district regulations governing bake sales to incorporate new rules issued by state education officials.
The Florida Department of Children and Families today released updates on the federal Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program operations in Florida. To date, in response to Hurricane Irma, DCF has distributed more than $1 billion in federal disaster food assistance through DSNAP, supplemental benefits, and replacements for regular SNAP customers.