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Rural grocery stores are dying. Here's how some small towns are trying to save them

When a town loses its grocery store, it also loses a local source of healthy food and a place for neighbors to gather and connect. But some communities are finding innovative ways to keep shops open.

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Arabica Coffee Pushes Higher on Tight Supplies

May arabica coffee (KCK23 ) on Tuesday closed up +4.25 (+2.11%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK23 ) closed up +2 (+0.08%). Coffee prices Tuesday closed moderately higher, with arabica posting a 6-1/4 month nearest-futures high. Expectations for smaller global coffee supplies are fueling fund buying of coffee futures. Also,...

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Arabica Coffee Pushes Higher as Tight Supplies Spark Fund Buying

May arabica coffee (KCK23 ) this morning is up +3.75 (+1.87%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK23 ) is up +2 (+0.08%). Coffee prices this morning are moderately higher, with arabica posting a 6-1/4 month nearest-futures high. Expectations for smaller global coffee supplies are fueling fund buying of coffee futures....

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Lawmakers steer toward food stamp clash on work requirements

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers, as they work on the 2023 farm bill, are staking out positions on nutrition and food stamps — the Agriculture Department’s biggest single program and a perennial source of contention.

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Lawmakers steer toward food stamp clash on work requirements - Roll Call

Food stamps are on course again to be a flash point in the farm bill as some Republicans want to add work requirements for recipients.

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Types of bergenia – 15 pretty varieties for shade and sunshine

Discover robust and weed-smothering perennials for every garden with some of the most vibrant and glossy types of bergenia

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Coffee Prices Rally Sharply on Supply Woes

May arabica coffee (KCK23 ) on Monday closed up +7.60 (+3.93%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK23 ) closed up +29 (+1.20%). Coffee prices Monday rallied sharply, with arabica climbing to a 6-1/4 month nearest-futures high. Expectations for global coffee supplies to tighten have sparked fund buying of coffee futures....

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Coffee Prices Jump as Global Supplies Expected to Remain Tight

May arabica coffee (KCK23 ) this morning is up +6.75 (+3.49%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK23 ) is up +20 (+0.83%). Coffee prices this morning are sharply higher, with arabica climbing to a 6-1/4 month nearest-futures high. Expectations that global coffee supplies will remain tight have sparked fund buying...

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Common problems with strawberries – 6 simple issues that can reduce your harvest

If your strawberries aren't growing how you expected, one of these common mistakes could be to blame

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Advocates eye farm bill to avert drop in affordable rural housing

WASHINGTON — Housing advocates are turning to this year’s farm bill in an effort to steer rural communities away from an affordable housing cliff ahead.

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A Stronger Dollar Weighs on Coffee Prices

May arabica coffee (KCK23 ) on Friday closed down -2.70 (-1.38%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK23 ) closed down -33 (-1.35%). Coffee prices Friday settled moderately lower as a recovery in the dollar index (DXY00 ) from an 11-1/2 month low sparked long liquidation in coffee futures. An excessive...

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Dollar Strength Sparks Long Liquidation in Coffee Futures

May arabica coffee (KCK23 ) this morning is down -2.70 (-1.38%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK23 ) is down -39 (-1.60%). Coffee prices this morning are moderately lower as a recovery in the dollar index (DXY00 ) from an 11-1/2 month low sparked long liquidation in coffee futures. On...

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Coffee Prices Settle Sharply Higher on Mounting Supply Concerns

May arabica coffee (KCK23 ) on Thursday closed up +5.85 (+3.07%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK23 ) closed up +35 (+1.45%). Coffee prices Thursday extended this week's rally, with arabica climbing to a 1-3/4 month high and robusta posting a 3-1/4 month high. Mounting supply concerns have sparked fund...

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Coffee Prices Jump on Mounting Supply Concerns

May arabica coffee (KCK23 ) this morning is up +5.80 (+3.05%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK23 ) is up +38 (+1.58%). Coffee prices this morning extended this week's rally, with arabica climbing to a 1-3/4 month high and robusta posting a 3-1/4 month high. Mounting supply concerns have sparked...

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Mona Chalabi’s datablog: why America’s most popular flower ‘never goes out of style’

The tulip is a perennial hit – the most sold flower in the US, with one sold for every two people in 2020

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Coffee Prices Consolidate after the Recent Rally

May arabica coffee (KCK23 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.25 (-0.13%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK23 ) closed up +6 (+0.25%). Coffee prices Wednesday gave up an early advance and settled mixed, with robusta posting a 3-month high. After the sharp rally over the past 1-1/2 weeks, profit-taking emerged...

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Coffee Prices Consolidate Recent Sharp Gains

May arabica coffee (KCK23 ) this morning is down -1.20 (-0.63%). May ICE robusta coffee (RMK23 ) is down -8 (-0.33%). Coffee prices Wednesday fell back from early gains and turned lower as fund profit-taking emerged after the sharp rally over the past 1-1/2 weeks. The outlook for tighter global...

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Coffee Prices Settle Sharply Higher on Tighter Global Supplies

May arabica coffee (KCK23 ) on Tuesday closed up +7.90 (+4.33%). May ICE robusta coffee (RMK23 ) closed up +104 (+4.52%). Coffee prices Tuesday closed sharply higher, with arabica posting a 6-week high and robusta posting a 3-month high. The outlook for tighter global coffee supplies has sparked fund buying...

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Coffee Prices Surge on Tighter Global Supplies

May arabica coffee (KCK23 ) this morning is up +6.80 (+3.72%). May ICE robusta coffee (RMK23 ) is up +97 (+4.22%). Coffee prices this morning are sharply higher, with arabica posting a 6-week high and robusta posting a 3-month high. The outlook for tighter global coffee supplies has sparked fund...

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Why Buy HRW Wheat

At the end of March, Kansas City HRW wheat had turned more bullish long-term. Now we'll see if it can find buyers who think the same as I do.

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Advocates eye farm bill to avert drop in affordable rural housing - Roll Call

As property owners retire mortgages in an Agriculture Department program, the apartments lose their eligibility for aid.

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Plants for wet soil – 16 water-loving varieties to grow in tricky places

Add color and drama to more challenging areas with these resilient moisture-loving plants for soggy soils and quiet corners

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Arabica Coffee Prices Close Lower on Projections for Higher Brazil Coffee Production

May arabica coffee (KCK23 ) on Monday closed down -1.00 (-0.54%). May ICE robusta coffee (RMK23 ) did not trade Monday, with markets in the UK closed for the Easter holiday. Arabica coffee Monday fell back from a 6-week high and posted moderate losses. Coffee prices gave up an early...

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Arabica Coffee Prices Slip on Projections for Higher Brazil Coffee Production

May arabica coffee (KCK23 ) this morning is down -1.20 (-0.65%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK23 ) is not trading today, with markets in the UK closed for the Easter holiday. Arabica coffee this morning fell back from a 6-week high and is moderately lower. Coffee prices gave up...

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Types of gladioli – 12 top varieties for color and flamboyance

Inject some stylish color and height into your summer and fall borders and pots with our favorite gladioli varieties

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