Plants harden for cold but avoid rapid freezes
Fall acclimation helps plants survive lower temperatures though mild spells slow hardening. If quick freezes come, mulch tender perennials like strawberries and keep soils moist. Ice melt products vary in safety. use limited amounts and remove ice by hand when possible to protect concrete plants and turf.
State Farm Ends Arizona Class Action With 45 Million Settlement
State Farm Insurance will pay 45 million dollars to about 600 Arizona policy holders to settle a class action over stacking benefits for multiple policies. Damages totaling 33 million will be available to claimants with a minimum of 50 000 each, with potential extras if others do not respond. The agreement includes over 11 million to cover attorney costs and stems from a policy allowing stacked benefits from several policies during 1988 to 1995.
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Senator backs off pushing subsidy limits on farm bill
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin dropped efforts to cut payments to large grain and cotton farms and lifted price guarantees while expanding dairy subsidies. The plan keeps unlimited crop subsidies and allows another 200,000 for two income support programs, with a projected 170 billion dollar 10 year cost. Republicans may offer alternatives as debate continues.
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Senate panel OKs food stamp expansion amid farm subsidy protection
A Senate Agriculture Committee vote backed restoring food stamps to thousands of immigrants while protecting farm subsidies. The measure would raise food stamp spending by 2.5 percent about $620 million annually, and would extend benefits to 60,000 children and up to 100,000 adults meeting residency or work rules, with broader subsidies restrained to fund conservation and nutrition programs.
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