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Month: October 2016

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Pear Excellence

There are pears, and there are pears par excellence. A Warren pear is an example of the latter, and lauded by such prized palates as Alice, Martha, and Oprah. Apparently, I was missing out. I’d never heard of this heirloom variety until Susie Kenny of See Canyon Fruit Ranch insisted that I try one. The firm, ripe-and-ready fruit she handed me was chilled from the … Continue reading Pear Excellence

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Some good news! Especially that Novo Nordisk is chipping in on funding."The Mississippi Delta is abundant in fertile land and crops; agriculture is the state’s No 1 industry. Though some 30% of the state is farmland, most of that land is dedicated to cash crops, which are exported. In 2022, nearly 20% of Mississippians were food-insecure."Farms in the region “produce a lot of commodity crops, like corn, soybean, cotton. They don’t produce a lot of food that we eat,” said Robbie Pollard, one of the farmers whose produce is now sold at J’s. “We’re trying to change the landscape to start producing more food in the Delta, like converting some of that land that’s used for row-crop production.” ... See MoreSee Less

‘Food is medicine’: Mississippi grocery store revitalizes its majority-Black town with fresh produce

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Through a new food-access initiative, J’s Grocery provides its Clarksdale community with hard-to-come-by crops
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Follow the money."Meat-processors like JBS’s Pilgrim’s Pride, the Journal noted, also benefit from a rule announced by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins that extends a waiver allowing pork and poultry facilities to maintain higher production-line speeds."Foreign companies like JBS are not allowed to donate directly to the inaugural committee. But their US subsidiaries can, giving foreign interests a means to potentially buy influence with Trump." ... See MoreSee Less

Corporate chiefs gave Trump’s inaugural committee $250 million. Benefits abound.

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Trump's record haul is a slush fund—and an ethics nightmare.
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