Farm to School Month Highlight by Center for Rural Affairs
Elisha Smith Center for Rural Affairs promotes October as National Farm to School Month. The program links local farms to school meals, boosting fruit and vegetable intake, supporting local economies, and integrating nutrition and STEM learning. A starter kit and resources assist schools in implementing it.
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California bans smokeless tobacco in ballparks
California lawmakers move toward a statewide ban on smokeless tobacco in all ballparks, with Gov. Brown signing Assembly Bill 768. Dodgers and MLB back the measure though enforcement is left to teams and leagues. Players including Madison Bumgarner have signaled plans to quit, motivated by health concerns and role model effects on youth.
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Monsanto to cut 2600 jobs in cost plan
Monsanto Co will eliminate 2600 positions as part of a restructuring to cut costs amid falling sales of biotech seeds and herbicides. The layoffs trim about 12 percent of its 22,500 workforce, aiming for 275 to 300 million dollars in annual savings by fiscal 2017, with 850 to 900 million dollars in restructuring costs.
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Adam Feig Named Extension Office Director at Illinois
Adam Feig becomes County Extension Director at the University of Illinois Extension Office. The appointment marks a leadership change at the local extension service and positions Feig to oversee community education programs and agricultural outreach.
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Immune system links nature to better health findings
University of Illinois researcher Ming Kuo reviews hundreds of studies to map how nature influences health. She identifies up to 21 potential pathways, with the immune system as a central, shared denominator driving benefits across cardiovascular, mental, respiratory, and other diseases.
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Grain and livestock prices move on Chicago markets
Grain futures on the Chicago Board of Trade mixed as December wheat dips 2.5 cents to 5.0675 a bushel and December corn falls 2 cents to 3.8075. December oats rise 1.25 cents to 2.285 a bushel and November soybeans up 1.75 cents to 8.875 a bushel. Beef and pork advance on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange with December live cattle at 1.3757 a pound, November feeder cattle at 1.8660 a pound, and December lean hogs at 0.66 a pound.
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