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PNS Daily Newscast - April 26, 2018 


President Trump’s lawyer due in court today. Also on our rundown: HUD Secretary Ben Carson proposes raising the rent on low-income families; plus we will look at efforts to address addiction in Ohio: what’s working, and what’s not.

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Sustainable Agriculture

The Meudt Creek and Nighthollow subwatersheds are unique to southwestern Wisconsin. (Joshua Mayer/Flickr)
Taking a Closer Look at Farm Runoff in SW Wisconsin
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
MADISON, Wis. - New research is under way to help farmers and the environment in southwestern Wisconsin. Because the region's hilly landscape poses ...Read More
Democrats on the losing side of the Agriculture Committee's vote to forward the 2018 Farm Bill to the full House say a provision to remove 2 million people from food stamps will never pass. (nrdc.org)
Contentious Farm Bill Heads to U.S. House for Debate
Thursday, April 19, 2018
DES MOINES, Iowa – The 2018 Farm Bill is now headed to the House floor in Washington after Wednesday's approval by the GOP-controlled House ...Read More
CAFOs house large numbers of pigs, chickens, cows or other farm animals in what are described as
MO Residents Fight for Local Control in Regulating CAFOs
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri has seen a rise in concentrated animal feeding operations or CAFOs, whether they produce cows, hogs or chickens. Now ...Read More
The Madison School District is hoping that high-school students will be more likely to get their meals from an on-site food truck than heading off campus to eat lunch. (REAP Food Group)
Farm-to-Table Food Truck Aims to Boost School Lunch Participation
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
MADISON, Wis. - A new food truck could be the answer to the school-lunch challenges that Madison-area high schools face. An open campus means only 25 ...Read More
Growing barley used for brewing beer has greater appeal to farmers because it sells at higher prices than barley used as feed grain. (Quinn Dombrowski/Flickr)
To Save Water, Arizona Farmers Try Beer
Monday, April 16, 2018
CAMP VERDE, Ariz. – The Verde River, which flows through central Arizona, is a critical source of water in this arid state. So, The Nature ...Read More
An Iowa study says grazing cattle on cover crops can put up to $60 per acre in a farmer's pocket. (michaelfields.org)
Research Project Verifies Dollar Return on Iowa Cover Crops
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
AMES, Iowa – New research says that, depending on the size of their farms, Iowa farmers can save between $350 and $40,000 per year by grazing ...Read More
Mabel Dobbs says small ranches like hers struggle against corporate producers, which might prevent her granddaughters from taking over one day. (Homegrown Stories)
Could Healthy Food Movement Restore Family Agriculture?
Monday, April 2, 2018
WEISER, Idaho – Mabel Dobbs hopes her granddaughters can take over her ranch one day, but she has doubts. Dobbs got involved in ranching more ...Read More
Congress is expected to take up reauthorization of the farm bill on April 6, following the Easter recess that begins today. (cfra.org)
Iowa's Sustainable Ag Supporters Champion Conservation In 2018 Farm Bill
Monday, March 26, 2018
AMES, Iowa – Advocates of sustainable agriculture are urging Congress to pass a farm bill that backs stronger farming conservation practices ...Read More
A dozen eggs from cage-free chickens typically cost at least a dollar more than conventional eggs. (mercyforanimals.org)
Iowa Legislation Raises Egg-spectations for Conventional Growers
Monday, March 19, 2018
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Center for Food Safety and Mercy for Animals are calling on Iowa's governor to veto a controversial bill passed by the ...Read More
Advocates of changing the way biofuels are made say current standards encourage rampant deforestation in places like Argentina, where farmers are clearing land illegally to grow soybeans. (Jim Wickens/Ecostorm)
New Biofuels Bill Aims to Protect Water, Wildlife and Climate
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Conservation groups are speaking out in favor of a new bill in Congress on biofuels, to reform the nation's renewable ...Read More
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