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Saturday, October 31, 2015

Trapp gets Gish Award for courage in journalism; West accepts Smith Award for Ky. public service

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By Casey Parker-Bell University of Kentucky School of Journalism and Telecommunications Two community journalism giants received aw...
Friday, October 30, 2015

Western states asking counties to lead the charge to get federal land transferred to state control

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Western states that have failed to have federal land transferred to state control and are reluctant to spend state money on federal land man...

USDA launches website that provides tools for young and beginning farmers

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday introduced a new website aimed at new and young farmers, Chris Clayton reports for DTN Th...

When setting clocks back an hour readers should be reminded to also change smoke alarm batteries

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This weekend it's time to set the clocks back an hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday. It is also a good time to remind readers to change the batter...

Land wars between Native Americans, Washington leaving poorer tribes in the dust

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While richer Native American tribes are fighting what they call a hostile Supreme Court and Congress over lands Indians want to reclaim, po...

Senate to vote on resolution killing Waters of the U.S. rules; Obama expected to veto resolution

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Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) said on Thursday that she has gathered enough support for a  joint resolution of disapproval to overcome a Democr...
Thursday, October 29, 2015

Oil and gas industry's high demand for mat logs sending firewood costs in New England soaring

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The Marcellus Shale oil and gas industry is being blamed for soaring firewood costs in New England, where a cord is going for $325 to $400...

Tyson Foods fires two Mississippi workers after undercover activists release animal cruelty video

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Tyson Foods , the nation's largest chicken processor, fired two Carthage, Miss., meatpacking employees on Wednesday after video surfaced...

Cuts to crop insurance program approved Wednesday will be restored to bill in December

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Cuts to the crop insurance program will be restored to the budget bill, reports Agri-Pulse . "The proposed cut to crop insurers remain...

Texas irrigation project focused on 'unsustainable' Ogallala Aquifer that serves eight states

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A group of northwest Texas farmers are working to slow the amount of water drawn from the Ogallala Aquifer in an attempt to save a system ...

Rural Upstate New York landowner fighting back against illegal dumping on his property

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Dumped trash has been a longtime problem in rural areas. One rural Upstate New York resident, upset that a 200 to 300 pound stainless stee...
Wednesday, October 28, 2015

UMWA president says W.Va. should build nation's first power plants that run on coal and natural gas

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United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts told audience members at a conference on Tuesday that West Virginia "should bec...

Avian bird flu could lead to Thanksgiving turkey shortage, higher prices

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The avian bird flu that has killed 20 percent of poultry flocks could lead to a turkey shortage this Thanksgiving, Jere Downs reports for ...

Arch Coal, nation's second largest coal producer, running out of options to avoid bankruptcy

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Arch Coal , the nation's second largest coal producer, could be headed toward bankruptcy, Stephanie Gleason and Peg Brickley report for ...

Ginseng experiencing a resurgence; 95% of U.S. produced ginseng from Wisconsin

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The wild roots of American ginseng are experiencing a "recent surge in popularity, partly due to a reality TV show about Appalachian...

Cuts to crop insurance program threaten budget deal; budget still expected to pass

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"Last-minute subsidy cuts to the crop insurance program" have led many Republican leaders to threaten to vote against former House...
Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Some state policies are making it difficult for telemedicine to reach rural patients

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Telemedicine—a cost-effective way to reach rural patients in areas that lack health professionals—is not reaching its full potential large...

Farm income for 2015 expected to be $26 billion less than February USDA projections

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture 's farm income forecast for 2015 is 53.9 percent lower than record numbers from 2013 and 36 percent l...

Two southern Kansas counties had more earthquakes in two weeks than state had from 1990-2013; likely triggered by injection wells

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From Oct. 15-26 two south-central Kansas counties had 52 reported earthquakes, more than the entire state had from 1990 to 2013, Ryan Schues...

Does your local library practice self-censorship?

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While Banned Books Week —an annual celebration of the freedom to read—ended earlier this month, some rural libraries adhere to self-censorsh...