Browns named grand marshals for 2018 Du Quoin Twilight Parade
Gerald and Betty Brown of Jonesboro Illinois are the first Bicentennial Farm honorees and will lead the August 24 2018 parade at the Du Quoin State Fair Their family farm in Union County has spanned six generations since 1816 The event marks opening night with waived admission and parking and runs through September 3 2018 in Du Quoin Illinois
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DU Quoin
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Gerald
Betty Brown
Jonesboro
Illinois
Gerald Brown
Union County
Brown
Department of Agriculture
Bruce Rauner
Abraham Brown II
Rowan County
North Carolina
Abraham
Raymond Poe
du Quoin State Fair
Fairgrounds
Pacer Avenue
Midway Drive
Grandstand
Grandstand Avenue
Main Street
Cooperative Extension adapts to a less agricultural America
Cooperative Extension adapts to shifting needs as urban and suburban communities seek science based guidance. Officials say the century old system remains a trusted source while expanding beyond farming to health, gardening, youth development and sustainable resources, using hybrid courses and partnerships to reach more people.
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America
Wiley Thompson
Oregon State University Extension
Thompson
Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
Amy Ouellette
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
Extension
Ouellette
New Hampshire
Scott Reed
Oregon
Reed
California farmers protest water plan at Capitol rally
Hundreds of farmers gathered at the Sacramento Capitol to decry a proposal to raise river flows in the Sacramento San Joaquin Delta to aid salmon. Critics call it an overreach that would curb farm water, while supporters urge protection of dwindling salmon stocks and the broader ecosystem.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Capitol
Anthony Cannella
Noah Oppenheim
Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations
California State Water Resources Control Board
Sacramento-San Joaquin River
San Joaquin River
San Joaquin Basin
Delta
Central Valley
Rudy Salas
Bakersfield
Water Board
Trump
Ryan Zinke
U.S
Jeff Denham
State Water Board
Central Valley Project
Zinke
Harry Holland
Browns Valley
Central
Peter Drekmeier
Tuolumne River Trust
BarMass Animals crackers redesign linked to PETA pressure
Mondelez redesigns Nabisco Barnum's Animals crackers after PETA urged change amid Ringling Bros circus closure and growing anti animal exploitation sentiment. new box shows animals roaming in grassland with acacia backdrop, symbolizing freedom. Nabisco notes historical campaigns and ongoing box sales while Canadian packaging remains unchanged.
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Mondelez International
Nabisco
PETA
Mondelez
Crackers
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey
U.S
Barnum
Barnum’s
Jason Levine
North America
Illinois
Animal Defenders International
Tracy Reiman
World Wildlife Fund
American Zoo and Aquarium Association
Lilly Pulitzer
Illinois State Fair vendors report attendance and sales drop
Vendor voices from the Illinois State Fair describe lower attendance and weaker sales compared with prior years. McMeen’s Taffy notes a 50 percent drop over a decade while Kelsie Vose's family run stand says busy nights exist but overall sentiment is down. Fair manager Luke Sailer notes weekend crowds improved but full official counts will take weeks.
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Springfield
Ill
State Journal-Register
Kelsie Vose
McMeen
Joan Ehlers
Luke Sailer
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