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Southeast Crops Damaged by Helene

Southeast Crops Damaged by Helene

Rod BainOct 3, 2024

Crops across the Southeast are feeling the impact of last week’s Hurricane Helene. USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey says, considering the…

Southerners stay in touch the old-fashioned way after Helene cuts roads, power, phones

Southerners stay in touch the old-fashioned way after Helene cuts roads, power, phones

By JEFF AMY, ERIK VERDUZCO and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Isolated and without electricity or phone…

Port Worker Negotiation Failure Costs Ag Billions

Port Worker Negotiation Failure Costs Ag Billions

David GeigerOct 2, 2024

A port strike is now in place. Negotiations between the International Longshoremen Association Union, which represents about 85,000 port workers,…

Poultry Forecasts are a Mixed Bag

Poultry Forecasts are a Mixed Bag

Gary CrawfordOct 2, 2024

The Agriculture Department is out with its newly revised forecasts for production and prices for the poultry industry, both for…

Stabenow Calls for Emergency Assistance After Helene

Stabenow Calls for Emergency Assistance After Helene

Senate Ag Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) called for emergency assistance for farmers, ranchers, and rural communities who suffered devastating losses…

Hurricanes like Helene are deadly when they strike and keep killing for years to come

Hurricanes like Helene are deadly when they strike and keep killing for years to come

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Hurricanes in the United States end up hundreds of times deadlier than the government…

The Universal Truth of Pork: Taste and Flavor

The Universal Truth of Pork: Taste and Flavor

Mike DavisOct 2, 2024

The National Pork Board’s Consumer Connect segmentation study revealed research-backed insights on how to become more relatable to current and…

Search crews with cadaver dogs wade through muck of communities ‘wiped off the map’ by Helene

Search crews with cadaver dogs wade through muck of communities ‘wiped off the map’ by Helene

By ERIK VERDUZCO, JEFF AMY and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — Cadaver dogs and search crews trudged…

Days after Hurricane Helene, a powerless mess remains in the Southeast

Days after Hurricane Helene, a powerless mess remains in the Southeast

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Sherry Brown has gotten nearly the entire miserable Hurricane Helene experience at her…