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Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2021 01:30 PM EDT
(Charleston) The Post and Courier. June 20, 2021. Editorial: SC is finally focused on preventing flooding. Now we need to go deeper ...

A cow stands in a pen ta the Vaughn Farms cattle operation, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, near Maxwell, Iowa. Sudden meat shortages last year because of the coronavirus led to millions of dollars in federal grants to help small meat processors expand so the nation could lessen its reliance on giant slaughterhouses to supply grocery stores and restaurants. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Push to prevent next meat shortage hits big obstacle

By Scott Mcfetridge Mar. 15, 2021 03:10 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan.18, 2019 file photo, French President Emmanuel Macron meets pupils as he visits a school canteen in Saint-Sozy, southwestern France. By taking meat off the menu at school canteens, the Green Party mayor of Lyon has kicked up a storm of protest and debate in a country increasingly asking questions about the environmental costs of its meaty dietary habits. With a meatless four-course meal that Lyon City Hall says will be quicker and easier to serve to children who must be kept socially distanced while eating lunch to avoid coronavirus infections. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP, FILE)
Food fight: Meat-free school meals spark furor in France

By John Leicester Feb. 23, 2021 01:18 PM EST

Colorado linebacker Carson Wells, left, pursues San Diego State quarterback Jordon Brookshire, who runs out of the pocket during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Surging Buffs focus on Utah, not Pac-12 title game scenarios

By Pat Graham Dec. 07, 2020 06:42 PM EST

Arrissa Swails lets her cow, Honey, snack in the backyard, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, near Jenera, Ohio. This week, she'd be parading her livestock at the Hancock County Fair, hoping to win a grand champion ribbon during her last turn in the show ring. The Hancock County Fair was cancelled due to the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
No payoff: Summer without fairs leaves farm kids heartbroken

By John Seewer Sep. 05, 2020 09:07 AM EDT

First lady Melania Trump arrives to speak on the second night of the Republican National Convention from the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The Latest: First lady expresses sympathy for virus victims

Aug. 25, 2020 11:07 PM EDT

Dairy farmers, specialty crop growers see most Maine aid

By Patrick Whittle Aug. 19, 2020 10:21 AM EDT
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's dairy farmers and specialty crop growers have received the bulk of federal aid that's designed to help food producers weather...

Recent University of Vermont graduate Julia Foster attaches milking equipment to a cow at the University of Vermont dairy farm Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Burlington, Vt. When the coronavirus pandemic forced the university to close and send its students home, the school worried about who would take care of the cows. In no time, dozens of alumni and students of a particular agriculture program clamored to spend their spring and summer caring for the Holsteins. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)
Students, alumni clamor to take care of university's cows

By Lisa Rathke Jul. 30, 2020 09:51 AM EDT

Vermont reports 30 possible virus cases in Manchester

By Wilson Ring Jul. 14, 2020 10:22 AM EDT
The Vermont Health Department is reporting 30 possible cases of the virus that causes COVID-19 among people who were tested at a clinic in Manchester. ...

FILE - In this April 22, 2020, file photo, a truck leaves the Tyson Foods pork plant in Perry, Iowa. Even though meatpacking plants have rebounded from the worst of the coronavirus outbreak, it will take months to work through the backlog of millions of cattle and pigs that was created this spring when dozens of plants were closed. That will continue to create headaches for farmers and ranchers who are struggling to find space for all those animals and face weak prices when they do sell them. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Meatpacking rebounds but high prices and backlogs to persist

By Josh Funk And Stephen Groves Jun. 11, 2020 02:34 PM EDT

Sununu nominates Mason to Fish and Game exec director post

Jun. 10, 2020 11:16 AM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has nominated Scott Mason to serve as the next executive director of the state Fish and Game Department. ...

Matt Fontaine receives a gallon of free milk on his motorcycle distributed by members of the Rhode Island National Guard and volunteers with the Dairy Farmers of America to families in need, Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in Pawtucket, R.I. Dairy farmers have a milk surplus because demand has dropped as schools and restaurants closed during the coronavirus pandemic, and some farmers have had to pour excess milk away. Farmers donated the 4,300 gallons of milk given away today at McCoy Stadium. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Business forums scheduled, GOP seeks nursing home oversight

May. 27, 2020 10:09 AM EDT

Packages of ground pork sit in a cooler during a Des Moines Area Religious Council Food Pantry stop, Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. As food banks have struggled to meet soaring demand from people suddenly out of work because of the coronavirus outbreak, it has been especially troubling to see farmers have to bury produce, dump milk and euthanize hogs. Now some states are spending more money to help pay for food that might otherwise go to waste, the U.S. Agriculture Department is spending $3 billion to help get farm products to food banks, and a senator is seeking $8 billion more to buy farm produce for food banks. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Efforts underway to get food from US farms to the needy

By Josh Funk May. 25, 2020 11:03 AM EDT

Teachers from the Dover School and first responders tour around the Dover, Vt., area to send a message of missing their students on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. (Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)
Governor proposes $400M in economic relief amid pandemic

By Lisa Rathke May. 20, 2020 08:43 AM EDT

In this Feb. 26, 2020, photo, Diego, a Mexican farm worker, talks near Burlington, Vt., of his illegal crossing the U.S.-Canadian border to work on a Vermont dairy farm. The U.S. Border Patrol's Swanton Sector of upstate New York, Vermont and New Hampshire, sees the most illegal border crossing of any sector along the 4,000-mile U.S.-Canadian border. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring)
US northern border illegal crossings rise; many are Mexicans

By Wilson Ring May. 07, 2020 02:16 PM EDT

Massachusetts U.S. Army National Guard soldier Colleen Bearce, of Hanover, Mass., places gallon containers of milk in the trunk of a vehicle at an event sponsored in part by Dairy Farmers of America, at Boston College High School, Thursday, May 7, 2020, in Boston. Dairy farmers have a milk surplus because demand has dropped as schools and restaurants closed during the corona virus pandemic, and some farmers have had to pour excess milk away. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Contact tracing increases; Baker allows golfing to resume

By Steve Leblanc And Mark Pratt May. 07, 2020 09:36 AM EDT

Vermont recovers milk for food bank; hikers out early

May. 07, 2020 08:46 AM EDT
MONTPELIER, Vt (AP) — Vermont is recovering some of the milk that farmers are having to dispose of and donating it to the Vermont Foodbank, with help from a ...

Pandemic leads to Idaho potato market woes

Apr. 25, 2020 01:03 PM EDT
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has caused a once strong potato market to make an abrupt about-face, leading some Idaho growers to dump...

In this Monday, April 6, 2020, photo, monkeys wait for food at Pashupatinath temple, the country's most revered Hindu temple, during the lockdown in Kathmandu, Nepal. Guards, staff and volunteers are making sure animals and birds on the temple grounds don't starve during the country's lockdown, which halted temple visits and stopped the crowds that used to line up to feed the animals. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Volunteers feed hungry animals at Nepal's revered shrine

By Binaj Gurubacharya Apr. 13, 2020 12:48 AM EDT

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, center, wears a protective mask while visiting the Battelle N95 decontamination site, Saturday, April 11, 2020, in Somerville, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Virus in New England: Mobile hospital; Soldier home deaths

By Steve Leblanc Apr. 11, 2020 01:11 PM EDT