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Editorial Roundup: South Carolina
Post and Courier. May 7, 2024. Editorial: 3 days and 2 reforms that could transform 2024 SC legislative session With three days remaining, there’s still time for the S.C. Legislature to salvage something substantive from a 2024 session that’s on track to have...
Nicaragua cancels a controversial Chinese interoceanic canal concession after nearly a decade
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — After nearly a decade, Nicaragua's congress finally canceled on Wednesday a controversial canal concession granted to a Chinese businessman that critics said endangered the environment and threatened to displace rural communities. Despite a symbolic...
Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. May 2, 2024. Editorial: Spring requires caution on the road Spring appears to have finally decided to stick around, and that means farmers are out working their fields on the days when it’s dry enough to do so. That means there’s a...
California reports the first increase in groundwater supplies in 4 years
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — After massive downpours flooded California’s rivers and packed mountains with snow, the state reported Monday the first increase in groundwater supplies in four years. The state saw 4.1 million acre-feet of managed groundwater recharge in the water year...
The number of fish on US overfishing list reaches an all-time low. Mackerel and snapper recover
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The number of fish on the government's overfishing list sunk to a new low last year in a sign of healthy U.S. fisheries, federal officials said. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released an updated analysis of American fisheries late last...
For farmers, watching and waiting is a spring planting ritual. Climate change is adding to anxiety
SABINA, Ohio (AP) — It was just after dark as Ross Woodruff hopped into a truck to haul soybean seeds out to his brother, Mark, whose planter had run out. It was the first day they could plant after heavy rains two weeks earlier left much of their 9,000 acres too muddy to get equipment into the...
Farmer Mac: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
WASHINGTON (AP) — WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. (AGM) on Monday reported first-quarter net income of $53.7 million. The Washington-based company said it had net income of $4.28 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $3.96 per share....
Editorial Roundup: Iowa
Des Moines Register. May 2, 2024. Editorial: With its $240 million fertilizer gamble in peril, Iowa should give up on giveaways Iowa has focused myopically on tax rates and incentives in economic development strategy, neglecting excellence in public schools,...
Biden administration details how producers of sustainable aviation fuel will get tax credits
The Biden administration spelled out guidelines Tuesday for tax breaks designed to boost production of sustainable aviation fuel and help curb fast-growing emissions from commercial airplanes. The Treasury Department actions would clear the way for tax credits for corn-based ethanol...
Hawaii is known for its macadamia nuts. Lawmakers want to keep it that way
HONOLULU (AP) — For decades, tourists to Hawaii have brought home gift boxes of the islands’ famous chocolate-covered macadamia nuts for friends and family, but these days many of the kernels in the package might not be Hawaii-grown. This little-known fact is surfacing at the...
