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Missouri and Gold Star Foods Partner on “Crunch Off” to Promote Healthy Eating Habits and Support for Local Farms

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Program Will Bring Locally Grown Apples to School Districts Throughout State JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., September 29, 2025–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In celebration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Farm to School Month, Gold Star Foods’ Growing Forward team and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) are launching the “Apple Crunch Off” (Crunch Off)….

Scientists raise red flags as iconic US tree species faces worsening crisis: ‘Under extraordinary threat’

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Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front is home to some of the oldest trees in North America, but new research shows these ancient trees are now facing their greatest challenge yet. What’s happening? An invasive fungus called white pine blister rust is spreading rapidly through Montana’s limber pine forests. Brought to North America in the 1930s, the…

Factbox-Trump’s moves to dismantle the US wind and solar energy industries

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By Nichola Groom (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has used his second term in the White House to stymie development of wind and solar energy facilities that were a cornerstone of former President Joe Biden’s climate and energy agendas. Here is a timeline of actions his administration has taken to unravel federal support for clean…

Mexican ranchers struggle to adapt as a tiny parasite ravages their cattle exports to the US

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HERMOSILLO, Mexico (AP) — The United States’ suspension of live cattle imports from Mexico hit at the worst possible time for rancher Martín Ibarra Vargas, who after two years of severe drought had hoped to put his family on better footing selling his calves across the northern border. Like his father and grandfather before him,…

Ohio County Schools honored for nutritional improvements in school meals

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OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. — Ohio County Schools has been recognized with a Healthy Meals Incentives Recognition Award for its efforts to enhance the nutritional quality of school meals. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Nutrition Service, in collaboration with Action for Healthy Kids, presented the district with the Breakfast Trailblazer Award. This…

‘Amber waves of grain’ recede in America’s heartland as wheat farmers struggle

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By Emily Schmall COLBY, Kansas (Reuters) -On a foggy morning in May, Dennis Schoenhals drove a carload of crop scouts around the wheat fields of northern Oklahoma, part of an annual tour to evaluate the health of the crop. But on some fields, Schoenhals and other farmers had already abandoned plans to harvest the grain…

RFK Jr. calls for healthier school meals as Trump cancels program that funded them

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By Renee Hickman TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) -First-graders at John B. Wright elementary school in Tucson bounced into the brightly lit lunchroom, chattering with friends as they grabbed trays featuring juicy mandarin oranges, cherry tomatoes and butter lettuce, all grown at nearby farms that coax fresh produce from the Sonoran Desert. Those fruit and vegetables were…