Topsoil erosion on U S cropland exceeds 5 billion tons a year
USDA assessments show more than 140 million cropland acres losing soil faster than sustainable levels, 35 percent above the Dust Bowl era rate. The forthcoming farm bill proposes commodity price supports for land abuses, per NRDC. Minnesota video cattle sale set for Oct 24 at New Ulm is open to the public, with over 3,000 calves and yearlings shown via two video screens at the New Ulm Holiday Inn.
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Central Livestock Association
Minnesota
New Ulm
New Ulm Holiday Inn
Measuring Firewood Variability and Standards Across States
A Burnett County agent notes wood measurment variability and legislative responses. Maine uses a thrown cord of 144 cubic feet while New Hampshire sticks to a 128 cubic foot stacked cord. Connecticut banned selling wood by the pound. Proposals include mechanical standardization and consumer education to reduce cost and confusion.
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Maine
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Coffee Breaks Spark Wisconsin State Employee Talks
The 24,000 member Wisconsin State Employees Union seeking two 15 minute rest breaks daily at each workstation while the state balks at away from station coffee breaks in prisons and institutions due to replacement costs. Negotiations stall over language in the old contract about coffee breaks.
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Wisconsin State Employees Union
Plan to guarantee farm fuel during supply shocks
USDA energy officials will send Congress a three month plan to replace expiring farm fuel allocations. Joint effort by Agriculture and Energy Departments aims to ensure farmer fuel supplies and fair prices during disruptions. Acting energy chief Earle Gavett notes past gaps harmed winter wheat harvests and spring planting. You know you're growing older when the sun hitting your bifocals is the only gleam in your eye.
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Agriculture and Energy Departments
Earle Gavett
USDA
Remembering a bear and a lamp fire from childhood days
The narrator recalls a spring bear encounter and a kerosene lamp that nearly exploded, recalling how she and her family faced fire dangers in a shack in the woods. Memories shift to 1910 as she remembers mother at the washtub, dolls, a playhouse, and a bear in the yard before drifting back to the nursing home chair.
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Mother
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