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Voters are concerned about how their food is produced and are actively using their votes to make changes. The most recent election cycle brought about another animal welfare voter initiative in California, Proposition 12, which establishes minimum space requirements based on square feet for calves raised for veal, breeding pigs, and egg-laying hens and bans the sale of products from operations that don’t meet the requirements.
After much debate, diplomats from nearly 200 countries reached a deal on Saturday, December 15th in Katowice, Poland, to keep the Paris climate agreement alive by adopting a new set of rules.
This response follows the confirmation of 11 new cases of CWD in wild deer this fall. Until this year, only 17 CWD cases were found in wild herds, raising concerns of disease persistence and spread.
The Minnesota Department of Health and pediatricians around the state are working together to ensure children receive the flu vaccine this season. The recommendation follows CDC’s report on data collected from the National Immunization Survey, which calls last year’s deadly flu season one of the worst in recent history.
The CDC confirmed that rural Americans generally experience more health disparaties than urban and suburban Americans, and that the gap in suicide rates between rural and urban Americans has widened since 1999.
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) asked for help last week to find an unidentified woman who dropped off two dead bats at the University of Minnesota Veterinary Medical Center in St. Paul for rabies testing and left before her information could be collected. Both bats tested positive for rabies.
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the earth’s average temperature is likely to rise between .3℃ and 4.8℃ by the year 2100. When considering the needs of the increasing population, examining the effects of climate change on future agricultural output becomes increasingly important for future planning and policy.
Agricultural workers affected by severe summer storms in Minnesota can use Minnesota Rural Finance Authority (RFA) loans to clean up farm operations, repair or replace farm structures, and replace seed, other crop inputs, feed, and livestock as well as to repair and restore farm real estate.
Governor Mark Dayton has proposed a new rule that would restrict the use of nitrogen-based fertilizers in the fall and winter in areas with porous soil, which are most vulnerable to groundwater pollution.
River Valley Sprouts in Houston, Minnesota announced a voluntary recall for several of its alfalfa sprouts due to possible Salmonella contamination.