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Hurricanes are slowing down, and that's bad news
Science Daily | Posted onJune 13, 2018 in Agriculture NewsSome hurricanes are moving more slowly, spending increased time over land and leading to catastrophic local rainfall and flooding, according to a new study.
In desert trials, next-generation water harvester delivers fresh water from air
Science Daily | Posted onJune 13, 2018 in NewsScientists who last year built a prototype harvester to extract water from the air using only the power of the sun have scaled up the device to see how much water they can capture in arid conditions in Arizona. Using a kilogram of MOF, they were able to capture about 7 ounces of water from low-humidity air each 24-hour day/night cycle. A new and cheaper MOF could double that.
Five Have Died from the E. coli Outbreak
Growing Produce | Posted onJune 13, 2018 in Food NewsThe Centers of Disease Control (CDC) announced four more people have died as a result of the Yuma, AZ-linked E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, bringing the total to five.
Spotted Lanternfly Found in Virginia Grapes
Growing Produce | Posted onJune 13, 2018 in Agriculture NewsFor the first time, spotted lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula, has been found on a cultivated crop in Virginia. The invasive pest, which was found on a table grape arbor this past weekend by Virginia Tech Entomology Professor Douglas Pfeiffer, was first found in Frederick County in January.
Former state public safety official to head pot company
Boston Globe | Posted onJune 13, 2018 in SARL Members and Alumni NewsAndrea Cabral had a long and successful career in Massachusetts law enforcement, serving stints as a county prosecutor and sheriff before getting appointed as the state’s top public safety official in 2012. So you could be forgiven for not predicting this: she now runs a pot company.
A Review of the Facts on U.S. Agricultural Trade
Farm Doc Daily | Posted onJune 13, 2018 in Agriculture NewsThe outlook for trade has darkened considerably in recent days; a gamble in the trade arena that holds substantial risk for American farmers. In May, President Trump initiated a trade investigation on automobiles that held the potential for triggering tariffs on imported cars and trucks. On June 1st, the long-threatened tariffs on steel (25%) and aluminum (10%) went into effect for important U.S. trading partners (Mexico, Canada and the European Union), who quickly responded with threats or tariffs on U.S.
Exelon CEO: No grid emergency to justify DOE coal, nuke bailout
Utility Dive | Posted onJune 13, 2018 in Energy NewsThe CEO of the largest nuclear generator in the U.S. says the retirement of coal and nuclear plants does not constitute a grid emergency that warrants urgent intervention from the federal government, as President Donald Trump directed last week. Exelon CEO Chris Crane said the case for a grid emergency is difficult to make in the PJM Interconnection, the site of many potential retirements, when its reserve margin remains so high — 22% in its latest capacity auction. The company has not advocated for emergency action to save plants from retirement, he said.
10 Tennessee Children Have Contracted E. Coli Infections From Drinking Raw Milk
Delish | Posted onJune 13, 2018 in Food NewsOfficials have warned Tennessee consumers to throw out any raw milk from French Broad Farm after more than 10 children, all under the age of 4, became sick with infections from E. coli in the last few weeks. Most of the children drank raw milk from the farm before becoming sick, Food Safety News reports. The Knox County Health Department has said that the dairy farm has stopped distributing milk, but warns people to still avoid milk from the farm for the time being.
Study Finds Rural Communities Quickly Realize Benefits Outpacing Costs of Broadband
Government Technology | Posted onJune 13, 2018 in Rural NewsResearchers found using formulaic forecasts that three of the five counties would see the annual collective benefit from broadband great enough to surpass public investment in just one year. A fourth county, Sibley, would take just over a year to reach that mark and the last, Lake County, the least populous, taking just over six years.While the forecast points to a quick success, only one of the county has had access to broadband long enough to show concrete progress.
Age composition of SNAP recipients changes
USDA | Posted onJune 13, 2018 in Federal NewsIn 2016, 44.1 percent of the 43.5 million Americans participating in USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) were children (age 17 and younger), 44.1 percent were working-age adults (age 18-59) and 11.8 percent were elderly. Eligibility for SNAP benefits is based on income and asset limits, subject to certain immigration status and work requirements.