Midwest Food Bank's strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned it a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America's largest independent charity evaluator. Midwest Food Bank has earned this top honor every year since 2013. Over 99¢ of every dollar donated to MFB goes to programs and services for the food insecure. “We are pleased to provide Midwest Food Bank with third-party accreditation that validates their operational excellence.” according to Michael Thatcher, president and CEO of Charity Navigator. “A four-star rating is the highest possible rating an organization can achieve. We look forward…
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Midwest Cover Crops Council (MCCC)a collaboration among researchers, extension personnel, farmers, agencies and industry to facilitate widespread adoption of cover crops throughout the Midwest, will host the 2024 Annual Meeting and Conference at Crowne Plaza Indianapolis-Airport on February 13-14. Sign up In connection includes special early bird pricing on Friday (December 15). “This annual meeting and conference has been organized for MCCC since 2006 and it is important for growers, students, scientists and industry partners to come together to discuss current crop issues and their importance to sustainable agriculture,” said Anna Morrow, MCCC's Senior Program…
Indicators of respiratory disease activity rose across the nation last week, with the Midwest and Northeast experiencing the greatest impacts of COVID and the South experiencing the highest flu activity, according to updates today from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ). Inside respiratory virus snapshot, the group said the figures cover the week ending Dec. 23 but should be interpreted with caution because of possible reporting delays during the holidays. With COVID and influenza on the rise, the CDC also reported that levels of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease, along with hospitalizations, remain high across most of…
Travel will become impossible later on Christmas Day in the Heartland.December 25, 2023, 9:59 am ET• 6 minutes readingFrom a warm Christmas in the Midwest to blizzard warnings in the Heartland and rain on the West Coast, here's what you need to know about your holiday weather forecast.Christmas warmthIt's a rare warm Christmas in the Midwest.On Christmas Eve, Minneapolis hit a record high of 55 points, while Green Bay, Wisconsin hit a record high of 52 points.Even in International Falls, Minnesota, along the Canadian border, where the normal high is 18 degrees, the Christmas Eve temperature soared to a record…
Meet our special guest OluwaTimileyin Awobiyi, an acclaimed artist and musician from Indianapolis who is taking the Afrobeats world by storm. OluwaTimileyin is on a mission to share the richness of African music and culture in his community. As an Afrobeats artist, he is deeply passionate about the genre's ability to unite people worldwide, cultivating an appreciation for the vibrant sounds and rhythms that come from the African continent. OluwaTimileyin, whose name has meaning, aims to provide insight into the meaning behind it and offer a brief introduction to Afrobeats. He will delve into what sets this genre apart from…
As 2023 draws to an inglorious end, some news came through on Friday that gave me an unexpected jolt of hope. I have spent much of the year watching in horror and trying to document a relentless legal assault on queer and trans people. About 20 states have passed laws limiting access to gender-affirming care for transgender and non-binary people, and several have banned transgender and non-binary people from using bathrooms that align with their gender identity.So it was shocking — in a good way, for once — to hear these words from Ohio's Republican governor, Mike DeWine, as he…
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A new analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis shows that area farms are having increasing trouble finding and hiring the labor needed to operate them. Photo courtesy of the Farmworker Association of Florida Dec. 29 (UPI) — A new analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis shows that area farms are having increasing trouble finding and hiring the labor needed to operate them. The Minneapolis Fedwhich is one of the nation's 12 Federal Reserve Banks, attributed the challenge in a report this month to a low influx of immigrant workers to the region and an aging workforce.…