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Spring Food Trends That Are Actually Worth Trying
WASHINGTON — The United States Department of Agriculture estimates grocery store prices will increase 3.2% this year, on top of the nearly 25% increase since 2020. Experts say that drives a push towards saving money, global flavors, health-focused dishes and sustainability for 2025. Warm temperatures, freshly planted gardens, farmers’ market produce, lighter flavors – spring…
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How to Manage Financial Stress in Uncertain Times
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — American families are struggling to keep up with their bills. The cost of food soared by more than 23% from 2020 to 2024. Other price increases, which are especially steep for vehicles, insurance, child care and housing, come as nearly 40% more people are behind on their credit card payments than in 2022. Now,…
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Tick-Borne Illness Changes How Americans Work and Play Outdoors
WASHINGTON — In 2023, the Centers for Disease Control reported that an estimated 450,000 Americans suffered from alpha-gal syndrome or AGS. Numbers may be higher since AGS is not a reportable condition, which means health care providers don’t have to notify public health authorities when it’s diagnosed. Even worse, there is currently no cure. From…
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Game of Horns: Iowa Poacher’s Antler Addiction Leads to Historic Bust
Game of Horns: Iowa Poacher’s Antler Addiction Leads to Historic Bust AgWeb
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How to Recession-Proof Your Grocery Budget: Do’s and Don’ts
How to Recession-Proof Your Grocery Budget: Do’s and Don’ts WFXG
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10 Coolest The United States Towns For A Summer Vacation In 2025
10 Coolest The United States Towns For A Summer Vacation In 2025 WorldAtlas
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Is the Home Beer Brewing Machine Market Revolutionizing DIY Brewing?
Is the Home Beer Brewing Machine Market Revolutionizing DIY Brewing? openPR.com
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Optimal Fungicide Timing for Soybean White Mold Control
Optimal Fungicide Timing for Soybean White Mold Control AgWeb
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USDA unveils a washable antimicrobial wipe made from cotton!
USDA unveils a washable antimicrobial wipe made from cotton! RFD-TV
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Visited Skagit Valley Tulip Festival: Largest tulips festival in U.S.A
Visited Skagit Valley Tulip Festival: Largest tulips festival in U.S.A Team-BHP
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Rural Living Is Booming — And This Loan’s the Reason
Rural Living Is Booming — And This Loan’s the Reason The Mortgage Reports
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15 endangered species that recovered
15 endangered species that recovered | IFAW International Fund for Animal Welfare | IFAW
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How Dogs Fit Into Our Social Networks
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Many people view their dog as a family member, friend, or kid, but does the relationship with them really resemble these human relationships? Researchers from ELTE Eötvös Loránd University now set out to explore the precise role dogs play in human social networks by comparing human-dog relationships with human-human relationships using 13…
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Century-Old Mystery of Plant Communication Solved
ITHACA, N.Y. — Imagine if a plant in a farmer’s field could warn a grower that it needs water? Or if a farmer could signal to plants that dry weather lies ahead, thereby prompting the plants to conserve water? It may sound extraordinary, but researchers at the Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems (CROPPS), which…
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What’s behind this year’s honeybee losses?
Commercial beekeepers estimate they’ve lost more than 70 percent of their colonies nationwide. Michigan State University Extension’s Ana Heck tells Brownfield, “Beekeepers are usually able to split surviving colonies to recuperate losses, but the last year we’ve seen higher losses than what we’re used to.” “We really don’t have information yet on why the colony…