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Farmers and ranchers in the West are being pressured by rising production costs, increased workloads and extreme weather. No wonder they face higher levels of stress and mental health issues than other Americans.
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Animal agriculture produces more methane – a powerful greenhouse gas – than any other human activity in the U.S. Climate experts say we need to cut greenhouse gas emissions dramatically before 2030. But when it comes to emissions from the livestock sector, the science is still emerging, and it’s not yet clear if the cuts will come in time—or how.
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Agencies and organizations like the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Utah Food Bank are helping schools provide free summer meals.
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The money comes as government officials have struggled to contain destructive infernos being made worse by climate change.
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The USDA just gave Utah $100,000 for housing rehab projects and Gov. Spencer Cox included $2.7 million for rural housing in his budget proposal.
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Since 2020, K-12 students across the country have been able to get school meals for free. That federal program ended this school year, but some people want to keep it going.
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The latest Utah news for Monday morning, April 18, 2022
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Universal Health Services has been awarded more than $143,000 in federal funding to offer telehealth services to rural Utah. The company received the grant despite allegations of widespread abuse at Provo Canyon School, one of several youth treatment facilities it owns in the state.
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The latest Utah news on Tuesday evening, December 15, 2020.
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A wild mink found near a fur farm in Utah is believed to be the first free-ranging animal to be infected with the virus.
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Updated 4:07 p.m. MDT 8/17/2020Five minks on two Utah farms were found to have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the strain of coronavirus linked to COVID-19…
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It looks like President Trump’s partial trade deal with China won’t bring in the promised $40 billion or so worth of agricultural trade for the U.S. this…