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BNSF train derailment in Minnesota prompts evacuation
An early Thursday morning derailment involving a BNSF train near Raymond, Minnesota, led to an evacuation of area residents within a half-mile of the site. The train was carrying 22 rail cars of mixed freight, including…
Howard Schultz Doesn’t Think Starbucks Has Done Anything Wrong
Schultz testifying on Wednesday. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images In testimony before Congress, Schultz doubled down on the company’s anti-union position Yesterday, former CEO and current board member of Starbucks,…
PFAS in Food: What You Need to Know
By Craig Butt, PhD, Manager, Applied Markets, Global Strategic Technical Marketing at SCIEX The class of compounds known as PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are commonly called “forever chemicals” due to their…
How a Scottish farmer transformed farm biodiversity with trees
Farmers Weekly A Scottish farmer with a passion for nature has created a 100-acre “wildlife corridor” by transforming his land, with new, native broadleaf trees, with preserving farm biodiversity core to his project goals.…
The World’s Most Important Oil Price Is About to Change
The world’s most important oil price is about to be transformed, allowing crude supplies from West Texas to help determine the price of millions of barrels a day of petroleum transactions.
More Restaurants and Bars Are Becoming Worker-Owned in NYC
Lille Allen/Eater https://ny.eater.com/2023/3/30/23651224/worker-owned-restaurants-bars-nyc
BNSF Train Derailment in Minnesota Prompts Evacuations
A train hauling ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire in Minnesota early March 30, and nearby residents were ordered to evacuate their homes, authorities said.
Animal activists call for vegan Royal Highland Show
Farmers Weekly Organisers of the Royal Highland Show have rejected suggestions by animal rights activist group Peta that the show should become a fully vegan event. In a letter sent to the show’s chairman, Jim Warnock, the…
Daily Infographic: 2023 Top Women to Watch in Transportation
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What are the prospects for spraying using drones in the UK?
Farmers Weekly Imagine waking up in the morning, looking at your phone and finding a report saying blight risk in your potato fields had risen to a level requiring treatment, so your fleet of drones had sprayed those fields…
