December 1, 2015 Volatile prices at gas pumps give drivers whiplash Local gasoline prices are swinging up and down ever more drastically, a result of a national fuel system that is operating with a shrinking margin for error.
December 1, 2015 Walmart to stop selling semi-automatic weapons Walmart will stop selling the AR-15 rifle and other semi-automatic weapons at its stores because fewer people are buying them, a spokesman said Wednesday.
December 1, 2015 Last dry town in Connecticut reconsiders Prohibition Connecticut's last dry town is considering whether to give up on Prohibition.
December 1, 2015 Hops farming grows slowly despite brewers' demand Craft brewers interested in capitalizing on consumers' interest in locally grown foods are encouraging more farmers to grow hops.
November 30, 2015 Winning tickets for $648M Mega Millions jackpot sold in California, Georgia Lottery officials are waiting for the winners of a $636 million Mega Millions jackpot to come forward after announcing late Tuesday that two winning tickets were sold in Georgia and California.
November 29, 2015 Florida cattle ranchers seek locally grown label Under the "Fresh From Florida" marketing campaign offered by the state's agriculture officials to stores and consumers, people are encouraged to buy things that are grown and raised in the Sunshine State.
November 29, 2015 Texas ranchers hit hard by drought eye rebuilding Texas, the nation's top cattle-producing state, lost 15 percent of its animals during a two-year drought as ranchers sold them to out-of-state buyers or sent them to slaughter. That dropped the size of the United States' overall herd to its lowest since the 1950s.
November 29, 2015 After last month’s shopping frenzy, Louisiana governor looks to strip food stamps from abusers The Louisiana governor's office said Wednesday night that it would strip food stamp benefits from anyone who took advantage of a EBT card malfunction that in some cases caused an all-out shopping frenzy in some stores across the state, The Advocate reported.
November 29, 2015 Dropping corn prices have US farmers looking to soy Farmers spent the last few years planting as much corn as they could, but with its price half what it was a couple of years ago, the crop's golden luster has dulled and many growers are considering shifting acreage back to soybeans.
November 28, 2015 Alaska fish processors in flap with Walmart over salmon purchases State officials will host a delegation of Walmart executives in Juneau next week to further discuss a flap over seafood certification and how the company buys seafood.
