Farm

Department met with JCAR members to discuss concerns.

An $18 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund will help Salk researchers test those questions in the field by measuring how resilient these plants are to drought and other climate stressors, how much carbon they can store and for how long, and how to get the plants onto farms at scale.

The Trump administration wants to bolster U.S. timber production. Environmentalists say its rule change could wreak environmental havoc.

The national average is a record $6.23 a gallon.

The spike adds to an already tough year for these farmers, who also faced higher costs for fertilizer, seeds and equipment.

Harvest already in full swing in some areas after Labor Day.

State program will serve 35 counties in effort to keep food local.

Fertilizer, fuel and equipment expenses squeeze budgets before crops are sold.

Anyone who has a pork tenderloin from at least eight of the eleven participating restaurants will get a T-shirt and a chance to win a $50 gift card.

“Chairman Thompson and Chairman Bozeman both are completely motivated to get a farm bill across the finish line,” Fordyce said.