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History enthusiasts will

enjoy Civil War book

“An Environmental History of the Civil War” by Judkin Browning & Timothy Silver

c.2020, The University of North Carolina Press; $30, 260 pages

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Memory can play tricks

on us as we grow older

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Hunter airlifted after falling from tree stand; other accidents noted

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Bidders get last chance at Shetler Dairy memorabilia

KALKASKA, Mich. — You know you are in the country when you see a “Cattle Xing” sign. When you look across the road from that sign and see the likeness of a Holstein cow fashioned from items from around the farm, you know you have arrived at what was formerly the Shetler Family Dairy in Kalkaska.

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Drought cancels Christmas for Rhode Island tree farm

TIVERTON, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island Christmas tree farm where visitors can cut their own tree won’t open this holiday season, but it’s not because of the coronavirus — it’s because of drought.

“After a thorough inventory of our trees we have determined that the stress caused by this summer’s drought has resulted in too much damage for us to have sufficient inventory of trees for our loyal customers,” Tiverton-based Clarks Christmas Tree Farm wrote in a message on its website.

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Farmer sentiment increases in October due to improved financials

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Farmers were happier in October than they have been for a while. The October edition of the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer climbed to a reading of 183, a 27-point increase compared to September, and its highest reading to date. The number easily eclipsed the previous record high set back in February, before the onset of COVID-19.

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Election shows Rural America

is flexing its political muscle

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What exactly is China buying

on its U.S. shopping spree?

As political winners joust over election spoils, many Americans are tickled pink (or purple) to leave the costliest, most bitter campaign season behind and return to their lives of family, work and dreams.

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Record volume of soybeans being used for crush in September

The Census soybean crush data for September has been released with a record volume of soybeans being used. For the month US crushers consumed 171.03 million bu of soybeans, the most ever for the month. This total was in line with most pre-report estimates but was still enough to give the soy complex support.

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Washington state rules dairy

workers entitled to OT pay

SEATTLE (AP) — A divided Washington Supreme Court ruled the state’s dairy workers are entitled to overtime pay if they work more than 40 hours a week, a decision expected to apply to the rest of the agriculture industry.

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