Tag: Agriculture
Beloved Coachella priest’s death spurs migrant vaccinations
THERMAL, Calif. (RNS) — As Luz Gallegos hosted a workshop Thursday (March 18) informing agricultural workers about the COVID-19 vaccine, she held up two...
Push to prevent next meat shortage hits big obstacle
MAXWELL, Iowa — Sudden meat shortages last year because of the coronavirus led to millions of dollars in federal grants to help small meat...
Court: Defendant in teacher slaying has route to state funds
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Georgia's highest court opened a door Monday for taxpayer funds to help cover the legal defense of a man awaiting trial...
Nebraska declares pro-meat day on Colorado meatless day
OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts railed Monday against a proclamation by the governor of neighboring Colorado that encourages people to avoid meat...
Spain: Police bust major drug distribution network in Madrid
MADRID — Police in Spain have arrested 12 people and seized about six tons of cocaine in an operation that dismantled what investigators describe...
Indiana circus barns built by `Lion King’ set for demolition
PERU, Ind. — Historic barns that a man once known as “The Lion King” built in northern Indiana to house circus animals are set...
Firefighters called to plant where earlier gas leak killed 6
ATLANTA — A refrigeration company and firefighters were called to a northeast Georgia chicken processing plant where a liquid nitrogen leak killed six workers...
Where’s the beef? Runaway steer still roaming Rhode Island
JOHNSTON, R.I. — Where's the beef? Still very much on the mooove in Rhode Island.
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Officials seize goats from home of environmental activist
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut authorities have seized dozens of goats from the home of a longtime environmental activist, in response to citizen complaints and...
Clinics wait to vaccinate farmworkers: ‘Our hands are tied’
With Georgia's sweet onion harvest approaching and COVID-19 vaccine arriving in increasing quantities from the federal government, migrant health centers around the state want...
