PHOTOS: Memorial Day opens summer park season

Source: Herald & Review

SAN FRANCISCO — Horatius A. Carney spent seven weeks in a military hospital after injuring his knee while in the segregated Army Air Forces. H… BELLEVILLE (AP) — When it comes to southwestern Illinois orchards’ ...
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Farm Notes: Hagerstown FFA teams place at state events

Source: Palladium Item

HAGERSTOWN, Ind. Hagerstown FFA judging teams placed at state competitions this month. The senior Poultry Judging Team of Larry Lodge, Sarah Baumer, Carl Hobson and Brandon Brookshear placed sixth in the state competi ...
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Patrick Collins: Drinking in the sights while ghosts of the true greats crowd in

Source: Daily Mail - UK

The sun was beaming broadly from a sky of flawless blue, the captain was plundering his century with the poise of a prince and the prettiest Test ground in the land was clothed in its most captivating colou ...
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Dry spring causing concern over holiday weekend in parts of Indiana

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal

A dry and hot Memorial Day weekend forecast has everyone from farmers to the state fire marshal...- 4:59 pm The dwindling number of shotgun houses and corner stores made Preservation Louisville's annual list...- 4:50 pm Mammoth Cave Natio ...
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Lottery funding for anti-GM activists

Source: The Telegraph

Today’s “day of action” was called by a new campaign group, Take the Flour Back. Now it can be disclosed that organisations backing the protest have been funded by money raised for good causes from sales of lo ...
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Mangoes, litchis give visitors a slice of summer

Source: Times of India

NEW DELHI: Summer may be dreaded for unscheduled power cuts and soaring temperatures, but the season is incomplete without the aroma of naturally ripened mangoes and their nectar-sweet taste. Gujarat's Kesar, Maharashtra' ...
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Honk If You Love Organics!

Source: Whole Foods Market Blog

“It’s only natural to be organic” From Brooklyn to Santa Monica and Kansas City in between, you’ve likely seen the bumper stickers, bought something organic (intentionally or not) and perhaps looked for organic options duri ...
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Eckert's peaches are early, plentiful

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

BELLEVILLE. • When it comes to southwestern Illinois orchards’ peach crops this year, Chris Eckert and other growers have every reason to feel a bit warm and fuzzy. Blessed by a mild winter and dodging spring freezes that commonly ...
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Farmers scrambling to find harvest labor

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Skip Foppiano of Morada Produce is praying for cool weather. The San Joaquin County grower and packer is thick into cherry harvest season and is short on labor - 20 to 30 percent fewer pickers than he had last year. If it gets too hot, ...
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