Liquor Store Pot Sales & Extending the Internet
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Getting Wi-Fi on your farm or ranch...a new bill may may marijuana available and just when you thought you were doing something good!
Mexico Trucking, Murry's Wheat Award & Idaho Revamps License
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Good news on trucking issue...Murray gets wheat award...Idaho will see a new driver's license and Lacy takes a look at rescuing the forests.
Better Lighting for Better Eating & Checking Your Refund
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The IRS has a new smartphone app to track your refund...better lighting may help kids make better lunch choices and Lacy looks at whether Wal-Mart is making us fat.
Wal-Mart Gets Healthy & The Need For Biotech Crops
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Vilsack talks with Ag Committee about the need for biotech crops...Wal-Mart is looking to change some of their foods into healthier alternatives and Lacy looks at some new NASA technology.
Biobased Labeling & Animals Seized
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New biobased labeling gets explained and an Idaho farm yields dozens of abused farm animals.
Land Acquisition for Pheasants & The Horse Rides The Bus
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Pheasants are getting a new home in Idaho...service animals that include small horses may be allowed to ride the bus in Portland and Lacy takes a look at another silly HSUS claim.
Weather Problems & Chinese Beef
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THe President will meet with Chinese President Hu this week and the subject of beef should be a topic...the weather in the NW has really been difficult and Lacy takes another look at genetically engineered crops.
New School Menu & Growing in High Tunnels
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New standards for school lunches are being proposed but should include meat and potatoes...hoop houses are being used by many to extend the growing season and Lacy looks into her magic water bottle.
Cutting Healthcare Costs & Eating Healthy in Schools
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The Ag Secretary hope that by bringing school nutrition in line it will cut healthcare costs later...a number of Washington schools are handing out fresh fruit and veggies...and Lacy looks at something can could only happen in America.
Melamine Arrests & Orange Production Cut
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The Florida freeze has affected the U.S. orange supply and arrests have been made in China over tainted milk.
Winter Storm & Bees Getting Ready
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Another winter storm dumps on part of the NW while others get just a dusting...bees should be in plentiful supply this spring and Lacy looks at a new group working for the potato industry.
Not So Good News & Advocating Ag
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A furniture store is working to help promote ag...the Mexican government is standing firm and Lacy takes a look at controlled burning.
Northwest Water Levels & Seeking a Reversal
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The snowpack in the Pacific Northwest looks pretty good for spring water...the BLM has a decision overturned and Lacy takes a look at a fun iPhone app.
USDOT has draft plan to end Mexican trucking dispute
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Agriculture groups hope Mexico will suspend its retaliatory tariffs now that the U.S. has a draft cross border trucking proposal.
Food Safety Bill & Small Farm Wind
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More and more farm operations are opting for wind energy...the new food safety bill has some good amendments for small farmers.
Frozen Veggie Prices & Emergency Preparedness
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Florida veggie prices may not be impacted by the recent freeze...northwest states do good and bad at emergency preparedness and something from the past gets a fresh start in the present. Lacy looks at the Victory Garden.
Clean Tractors Shunned & Tribal Cash Crop
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One tribal nation is looking at canola as a cash crop...new greener equipment is not very popular due to cost and Lacy takes a look at the sugar beet donations.
Beef Recall & Summit of the Horse
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The first ever Summit of the Horse is going on this week...one company is recalling beef in Washington and Lacy takes a look at this past year.
Minimum Wage & Brucellosis Concern
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Brucellosis is still a concern and the USDA is looking at some changes...the minimum wage has gone up for some in the Northwest and Lacy takes a look at one man's quest.
"Killer" has Cancer, Farm Frustration & Icy Conditions for the New Year
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A baseball great has cancer...travel safe this holiday and farmers are frustrated with Obama regulations.
Beef Labels & Holiday Gas Prices
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Gas prices in Idaho are lower than the national average...beef products will see more labeling and Lacy looks back at 2010.
Challenging E-15 & Home Prices Down
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The ethanol industry is hoping for E-15 approval and home prices are dropping...plus Lacy looks at obesity.
Recycling Christmas & Wind Energy
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Christmas is over so what to do with all that paper & boxes....wind energy really makes sense and Lacy looks at the immigration issue.
Ethanol Production Slips & New EPA Rules
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The EPA is announcing some new rules as part of the Clear Air Act...ethanol production takes a sudden dip and Lacy talks recycling.