May Day | May 1

 

May Day ushers in a traditional celebration of flowers and spring. In many ancient calendars, May 1  welcomed the first day of summer, which was truly a cause for celebration.

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May Day has been a traditional day of celebration for centuries, with some of the earliest appearing in pre-Christian times.Read full story

ConSup North America Inc. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Sliced Prosciutto Product Produced Without Benefit of Inspection

 

WASHINGTON, April 24, 2024 – ConSup North America Inc., a Lincoln Park, N.J. firm, is recalling approximately 85,984 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) sliced prosciutto ham product produced in Germany without the benefit of equivalent inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.Read full story

USDA Reminds Producers of Climate-Smart Opportunities Using Farm Loan Programs

Washington, DC, April 30, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds agricultural producers that Farm Loan Programs can be used to support a variety of climate-smart agriculture practices, which build on many practices that farmers and ranchers already use, like cover cropping, nutrient management and conservation tillage. 

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Governor DeWine Announces $86 Million Investment in Early-Stage, Tech-Based Ohio Companies

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik today awarded $86 million to support early-stage, tech-based companies in underserved communities and populations across Ohio.

The funding is being awarded to 11 professionally managed investment funds through the Ohio Venture Fund and Ohio Early Stage Focus Fund to provide capital to early-stage, tech-focused companies throughout Ohio.Read full story

Scientists Find Cancer-Like Features in Atherosclerosis, Spurring Opportunity for New Treatment Approaches

 

NIH-supported findings could open up a new field of cardiovascular disease research using cancer therapies to combat the buildup of disease-causing plaque.

Researchers have discovered that the smooth muscle cells that line the arteries of people with atherosclerosis can change into new cell types and develop traits similar to cancer that worsen the disease.Read full story

Brown, Mahoning Valley Law Enforcement Leaders Discuss Brown’s New Law to Crack Down on Fentanyl Traffickers

 

Brown’s Bill to Crack Down on Fentanyl Traffickers was Signed into Law Last Week

WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 29, 2024 – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and local law enforcement leaders from the Mahoning Valley discussed the year-long effort to get his legislation to crack down on fentanyl traffickers in China and Mexico signed into law.Read full story