The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Coca-Cola signed a five-year agreement Friday to restore watersheds that have been damaged or altered by development, wildfires and agriculture as part of an initiative to slow runoff and replenish groundwater on federal lands.

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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the federal government is renewing a pact with the dairy industry aimed at decreasing greenhouse gas emissions.

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Outagamie County landfill officials are firing propane cannons and using inflatables to scare away an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 gulls that are feeding at the site and creating a neighborhood nuisance.

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By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM AP Business Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Telecommunications companies in 16 states will share more than $103 million in federal funding to help expand broadband Internet access to those areas of rural America that haven’t been reached ...

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By ?STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Farmers in the Upper Mississippi River basin have made significant progress in reducing sediment, fertilizer and pesticide runoff but need to do more to cut pollution to acceptable levels, according to ...

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The village of Winneconne has received nearly $4.6 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development for a water and environmental project. The money is coming from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and will be used to construct ...

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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — The United States Department of Agriculture is holding a job forum in western Wisconsin this week. President Barack Obama has asked USDA and other federal agencies to hold similar forums across the country to generate ...

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Neb. company poised to lose organic certification LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Promiseland Livestock will lose its organic certification for four years unless it appeals a ruling issued last month because the company kept inadequate records and refused to let USDA ...

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By Paul Snyder [email protected] The Wisconsin Office of Energy Independence announced Tuesday that a product made by Madison-based Vendura Industries is being recognized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as “BioPreferred.” Vendura’s solid surface material, made from renewable products, is ...

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