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In July many community members of the city of Vermillion took a trip to the town’s sister city as part of the German American Partnership program.
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Blake Sasse/Arkansas Game and Fish Commission/U.S. Fish and WildlifeThe plains spotted skunk is becoming harder to find in the central U.S. states it calls home. As federal officials consider the skunk for federal protections, researchers and environmentalists are hoping to learn more about the long understudied species. -
Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval/Harvest Public MediaPassing on the family farm to the next generation is typically an involved process, both financially and emotionally. A turbulent agricultural economy the past few years has made that transition even more difficult. -
Shahla Farzan/Harvest Public MediaFood safety experts say contaminated water in farm fields is a likely culprit. But questions still remain about the current outbreak. -
Marissa Lindemann/Harvest Public MediaWhen Congress allowed Affordable Care Act tax credits to lapse, healthcare premiums spiked for millions of Americans — especially self-employed farmers and ranchers. That added cost is multiplying the stress on their already stretched balance sheets.
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A key Republican senator, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, said he would back Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general, smoothing the path for his ultimate confirmation by the Senate.
