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☆ These sisters became co-owners of the family farm at 22 and 24, joining the ranks of women as key decision-makers on farms
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Rebekah Alstede Modery, left, and Sarah Alstede, sisters and co-owners of Alstede Farms in Chester, New Jersey. Courtesy: Alstede FarmsSisters Rebekah Alstede Modery and Sarah Alstede were raised on a New Jersey farm. In February, the sisters joined their father, Kurt Alstede, and their stepmother, Mary Thompson-Alstede, as co-owners of Alstede Farms. 'A huge undertaking' as a familyCo-owners of Alstede Farms from left to right: Mary Thompson-Alstede, Rebekah Alstede Modery, Kurt Alstede and Sarah Alstede. Rebekah Alstede Modery, left, and Sarah Alstede, sisters and co-owners of Alstede Farms in Chester, New Jersey.

Persons: Rebekah Alstede Modery, Sarah Alstede, Rebekah, Kurt Alstede, Mary Thompson, It's, Dominique Sims, NASS, Agriculture hasn't, Inwood, Lance Honig, Sarah, that's, Bernt Nelson, Rachel Schattman, Alstede Organizations: Delaware Valley University, CNBC, Centenary University, Alstede, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S . Department of Agriculture, The Ohio State University, Agriculture, Agricultural Resource Management, USDA Economic Research Service, American Farm Bureau Federation, University of Maine, Farmers Locations: Chester , New Jersey, New Jersey, Sarah, Agriculture, U.S

☆ Matt Hilton: Beekeeper revels in ‘surreal’ experience after his MLB heroics, gets a trading card deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Don Riddell | Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Beekeeper Matt Hilton said the last few days have been “crazy” after becoming the latest star of Major League Baseball. Hilton became the hero on Tuesday after he was called out to deal with a swarm of bees that was delaying the Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers game. I mean, I’m going to Chase Field and the Diamondbacks and Dodgers playing,” Hilton told CNN Sport’s Don Riddell. Beekeeper Hilton hypes up the crowd after removing the swarm of bees. Limited edition trading cardThe spotlight, though, still remains on Hilton after the beekeeper’s efforts were further rewarded with his very own Topps trading card.

Persons: Matt Hilton, Hilton, Arizona’s, ” Hilton, CNN Sport’s Don Riddell, “, ”, Bonnie Tyler’s “, Beekeeper Hilton hypes, Christian Petersen, “ It’s, I’m, “ We’ve Organizations: CNN, Major League Baseball, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chase Field, Diamondbacks, Dodgers, Blue Sky Pest, Hilton, Topps, ” Topps, Twitter, The Arizona Diamondbacks, San Diego Padres

☆ PowerPoint Parties: Gen Z Trend Shows How Work Invades Social Lives
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Case in point: the PowerPoint party, where people get together to show each other presentations on various topics in the name of having fun. It's a chance to be creative and turn something you do at work into something silly and social. The rise of the PowerPoint party also speaks to the workification of our day-to-day lives. Perhaps it's no surprise that young adults who had their childhood activities scheduled down to the minute are embracing the PowerPoint party. If you absolutely insist on having a PowerPoint party, God bless.

Persons: —, it's, we've, hotness, It's, Anna North, Emily Stewart Organizations: Harvard, it's Harvard, Cosmopolitan, Microsoft, Google, Monopoly, Business Locations: Canada

☆ DOJ charges 'Bitcoin Jesus' with $48 million tax fraud, seeks extradition
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

(Photo by Danny Lee/South China Morning Post via Getty Images)The Justice Department unveiled criminal tax fraud charges this week against a prolific bitcoin investor named Roger Ver. He came to be known as "Bitcoin Jesus," for getting in early on the digital currency and making a fortune. The DOJ alleges that in preparing those tax filings, Ver underrepresented his bitcoin holdings and evaded taxes on them. The United States is seeking his extradition to face trial on eight counts related to tax evasion, mail fraud and filing false tax returns. According to the indictment, the IRS used a strategy called "clustering analysis" to track the blockchain and identify Ver's bitcoin transactions.

Persons: Roger Ver, Danny Lee, Ver, Bryan Skarlatos, bitcoin Organizations: South China Morning, Getty, Justice Department, Internal Revenue Service, DOJ, CNBC, eBay, IRS Locations: South, California, Caribbean, St, Kitts, Nevis, U.S, Spain, United States, Pest

☆ Honeybees Invaded My House, and No One Would Help
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Sarah Kliff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Responding to fears of a “honeybee collapse,” 30 states have passed laws to protect the pollinators. But when they invaded my house, I learned that the honeybees didn’t need saving. I noticed the first bee one afternoon as my dog gleefully chased it around the house. When the pest settled on a window by the stairwell, I swatted it with a cookbook and cleaned up the mess. When I heard a loud droning coming from inside a wall next to my son’s bed, the ominous situation finally hit me: The house was infested.

Katherine Moseby wanted to be clear: She does not hate cats. Very smart.”That was precisely the problem, said Dr. Moseby, the principal scientist and co-founder of Arid Recovery, a conservation nonprofit and wildlife reserve in South Australia. Cats are not native to Australia, but they have invaded nearly every corner of the country. But feral cats were absolutely out there, Dr. Moseby said, and they had a taste for the tiny, threatened marsupials that lived at Arid Recovery. Over the previous few nights, a “pest control contractor” — a robustly bearded sharpshooter equipped with an all-terrain vehicle and powerful spotlight — had been riding through the Arid Recovery reserve, shooting cats.

Persons: Katherine Moseby, Moseby, ”, — Organizations: University of New Locations: South Australia, Australia, University of New South Wales

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Meta, Intel, Cisco, Reddit, Netflix, IBM, MGM & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Citi upgrades Frontier to buy from neutral Citi said it sees EBITDA growth ahead for the telecom and internet provider. Mizuho initiates GE Vernova as buy Mizuho says it's bullish on shares of the GE spinoff energy company. Citi opens a positive catalyst watch on Nvidia Citi said investors should buy any weakness in the stock. "We are launching [coverage on] on 4 US listed stocks and 5 HK listed stocks: Las Vegas Sands ( LVS, Buy, PT $63); MGM Resorts (MGM, Buy, PT $56); Melco Resorts (MLCO, Buy, PT $10)." Bank of America upgrades Cisco to buy from neutral Bank of America said it sees several growth drivers ahead for Cisco.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Apple, Logitech, IBM Evercore, it's, Argus, Mizuho, it's bullish, Reddit, UBS downgrades Rollins, Rollins, SharkNinja, Martin, LMT, Needham, Canaccord, Coty, Jefferies, Janus, Stifel, Guggenheim, ServiceNow, Wells, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein Organizations: Apple, Citi, Frontier, IBM, Argus, Constellation Brands, GE Vernova, Mizuho, GE, Nvidia Citi, Technology, Barclays, Cava, Meta, Astera, Data, JPMorgan, Hilton, UBS, Sands, MGM, HK, MGM Resorts, Melco Resorts, Bank of America, Cisco, of America, Bitdeer, Intel Citi, Intel, Deutsche Bank, Netflix, Deutsche, Coty, MASI, Guggenheim, & $ Locations: Churchill

☆ Couple pays $1,600 a month for a 1-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn—they have 150 houseplants: Take a look inside
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Mickey Todiwala. "I'm just a homebody that wants to stay at home all day to play with my cats and plants," Wai says. Mickey Todiwala. Mickey Todiwala. Mickey Todiwala.

Persons: Vionna Wai, Chucky Hui, millennials, Hui, Ding, Wai, Mickey Todiwala, I've Organizations: CNBC, Florida Beauty Locations: Bensonhurst , Brooklyn, U.S, Florida

☆ Buy these stocks for 'outsized' performance in a bull market, Bank of America says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Investors can still find names with plenty of upside potential, even as stocks leap to fresh highs, according to Bank of America. They include CrowdStrike, Emerson Electric, Progressive, Rollins and O'Reilly Automotive. Rollins "This stock is the bees knees and still a Buy," analyst Jason Haas said of the pest control provider. Progressive PGR may arguably be the least volatile stocks in the S & P 500 that can deliver outsized stock performance. … We see limited risk to Rollins' growth trajectory-from a soft housing market, recession, competition, or weather-and therefore believe the stock deserves a premium multiple."

Persons: Rollins, Andrew Obin, Emerson, Obin, it's, Jason Haas, Haas, Joshua Shanker, Shanker, O'Reilly, … Emerson, … Organizations: Bank of America, CNBC, CrowdStrike, Emerson Electric, Progressive, O'Reilly Automotive, Emerson, National Instruments, ORLY Locations: Bank, Pest, downturns, ORLY

☆ Spanish police bust alleged Banksy forgery ring
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Spanish police said they have shut down an alleged forgery ring selling fake Banksy artworks across the US and Europe for up to 1,500 euros ($1,642) a piece. Investigators seized nine artworks during a raid of an apartment in the city of Zaragoza, northern Spain, according to Catalan police. Video Ad Feedback Related video: Banksy shares behind-the-scenes video from Ukraine 00:58 - Source: CNNPolice said they have charged four people with fraud and intellectual property offenses. Investigators said Banksy’s Pest Control organization, the only body able to officially authenticate the artist’s work, has confirmed that pieces linked to the Zaragoza workshop are fake, as are the accompanying certificates. Police became suspicious after noticing that many similar works had become available on the market, the statement added.

Persons: Banksy, ” Organizations: CNN, police, Historical Heritage Unit, CNN Police, Pest Control Locations: Europe, Zaragoza, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, United States, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Pest, British, Bristol, —

Across much of America and especially in the normally chilly north, the country went through the winter months without, well, winter. The Lower 48 states averaged 37.6 degrees (3.1 degrees Celsius), which is 5.4 degrees (3 degrees Celsius) above average. But Iowa blew past its warmest February by 2 degrees, while parts of Minnesota were 20 degrees warmer than average for all of February, Gleason said. A strong ridge of high pressure kept the eastern United States warm and dry, while California kept getting hit with atmospheric rivers, she said. Winter weather expert Cohen, who is based outside of Boston, joked that the U.S. no longer has four seasons: "We have two seasons.

Persons: “, El Nino, ”, Jeff Masters, Masters, Karin Gleason, Gleason, Copernicus, Judah Cohen, Cohen, ” Cohen, Theresa Crimmins, weren’t, Crimmins, ” Crimmins, Patrick Whittle, ___ Read, Seth Borenstein Organizations: National Phenology Network, El, Climate, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, National Centers for Environmental, Iowa, El Nino, Associated Press, Atmospheric Environmental Research, National Weather Service, Rutgers Snow Lab Locations: America, Colorado, New Jersey, Texas, Carolinas, U.S, Michigan, United States, Minnesota, Great, California, El, That's, Boston, Europe, Asia, Fort Kent, Maine, Portland , Maine, AP.org

☆ Vineyards Use AI, IoT Tools to Make Wine Effectively, Sustainably
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Bella Sayegh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The company's president and winemaker, Chris Kajani, wanted to stay connected with customers and distributors amid shutdowns and social-distancing practices. AdvertisementIn March 2020, Kajani started reworking her operations, hosting virtual tastings, keeping in contact with members of the vineyard's wine club, and meeting with distribution partners using a Cisco videoconferencing platform. Chris Kajani, the winemaker and president of Bouchaine Vineyards, is using technology to improve harvesting. Jyotsna Bhamidipati for BIRemy, a former wine technical consultant, said that buying wine without knowing what's good can be overwhelming. AI-powered tools are making headway in the commercial wine market by helping vineyards find optimal wine blends.

Persons: Chris Kajani, Kajani, Vintners, McClenehan, Alexandre Remy, Remy, Jyotsna, Vaughn Walton, Walton, Piper, Pied Piper, Katerina Axelsson, Axelsson Organizations: Cisco, Bouchaine, Atlas Wine, Oregon Wine Research, Oregon, University's Oregon Wine Research Institute, OSU, BI Remy Locations: Napa , California, Bouchaine, Somerset , California, Oregon, California, America, Walton

☆ Family Dollar has agreed to pay $42 million after storing food and medicine in a warehouse with a severe rodent infestation
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementUnder the plea agreement, Family Dollar admitted that it had begun receiving more reports of mouse and pest issues with deliveries from the warehouse in August 2020. AdvertisementThe distribution center shipped FDA-regulated products to more than 400 Family Dollar stores, or over 5% of its total store count. On average, the warehouse shipped 1.3 million cases of product worth $32.3 million each month, per the plea agreement. According to the plea agreement, the facility had operated since 1994, making it Family Dollar's second-oldest distribution center. Family Dollar said in October that it planned to open a "best-in-class" distribution center on the same site in West Memphis by fall 2024.

Persons: —, Dollar, Jonathan D, Ross, Rick Dreiling Organizations: Service, US Department of Justice, Business, FDA, DOJ, Federal Food, Consumers, Eastern, of Locations: Arkansas, West Memphis , Arkansas, US, of Arkansas, West Memphis

☆ A boomer moved back to Virginia after living in Florida for a decade. She said she would 'never own another home' in the Sunshine State and loves the slower pace of life.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Nancy, a 68-year-old retiree, moved back to Virginia from Florida due to escalating costs and the heat. “There’s so much you don’t know about living in Florida and owning a home in Florida until you’re actually living it,” Nancy said. The Census Bureau’s 2022 American Community Survey found that between 2021 and 2022, nearly 23,800 people moved from Florida to Virginia, while almost 33,000 moved from Virginia to Florida. AdvertisementNancy moved with her husband to Cape Coral 11 years ago after four of her five kids moved there. They settled on Cape Coral for the beach access and warm weather, and for the first few years, they made the most of their time there.

Persons: Nancy, —, aren’t, Virginia —, “, you’re, ” Nancy, “ I’m, isn't, ”, Hurricane Ian, Virginia Nancy, it’s Organizations: Service, Sunshine State, Virginia Tech, Bureau, Survey, Florida —, Cape Coral, Coral, Insurance Information Institute, Hurricane, Radford University Locations: Virginia, Florida, Nancy, Cape Coral, Georgia, Texas, Northern Virginia, Fairfax County, Cape, New Hampshire, Virginia Tech, Coral

They found that 10 countries, including Kenya, Morocco, Niger, Yemen, and Pakistan, experienced the majority of locust outbreaks among 48 affected nations. The researchers also found a strong link between the magnitude of desert locust outbreaks and weather and land conditions like air temperature, precipitation, soil moisture, and wind. El Nino, a recurring and natural climate phenomenon that affects weather worldwide, was also strongly tied to bigger and worse desert locust outbreaks. “As such variability increases, it is logical to predict that locust outbreaks will increase as well,” said Tallamy. The desert experienced locust outbreaks in 2019 after uncontrolled breeding following cyclones, which filled the desert with freshwater lakes.

Persons: Elfatih Abdel, Rahman, Douglas Tallamy, ”, Paula Shrewsbury, al Khali, Xiaogang Organizations: Agriculture Organization, National University of Singapore, Food, International, of, Physiology, Nino, University of Delaware, University of Maryland, World Bank, Associated Press Locations: Africa, South Asia, Agriculture, Kenya, Morocco, Niger, Yemen, Pakistan, East Africa, Shrewsbury, India, Asia, Arabian, West Africa, AP.org

☆ I was thrilled to live in a tiny home. But it got too expensive, and now I'm moving out.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Elizabeth Illing moved into a tiny home believing it was a long-term solution to Austin's high rents. Illing said her rent and utility bills went up during the two years she's lived in the tiny home. I thought moving into the Casata tiny home community was a good idea for my family due to the affordability. I'm paying $600 to $700 more each month than I was before moving into the community. AdvertisementFor others considering moving into a tiny home, I would advise paying attention to your lease and definitely knocking on doors to talk to current residents.

Persons: Elizabeth Illing, Illing, she's, —, I've, It's, rollerblading, we've, it's, that's, we're Organizations: Service Locations: Austin , Texas, Pest

“The defendant used fear, violence and intimidation to get what he wanted," Assistant U.S. Attorney William Akina said in his opening statement. “What he wanted was money, control and revenge.”Miske's attorney, Michael Kennedy, painted a completely different picture of his client. Miske even fumigated a Honolulu concert hall for free after the city couldn't afford the $200,000 estimate, Kennedy said. His attorneys argued that a new jury should be selected because Miske's half-brother John Stancil pleaded guilty after a jury had been assembled and sworn and Miske’s daughter-in-law Delia Fabro Miske pleaded guilty after four days of jury selection. Defense attorney Lynn Panagakos noted that Stancil pleaded guilty early Monday before the courthouse was even open to the public.

Persons: Michael Miske Jr, William Akina, ”, Michael Kennedy, Kennedy, Akina, Miske, Johnathan Fraser, Miske's, Caleb, Fraser, “, John Stancil, Delia Fabro Miske, Lynn Panagakos, Stancil, Derrick Watson Organizations: —, Miske, Shell, ʻIolani, Polynesian Cultural, U.S, District Locations: HONOLULU, U.S, Honolulu, Pest, Hawaii

☆ Cane toads: This warty, toxic pest threatens entire ecosystems. These scientists have a secret weapon
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

For the most part, the battle against cane toads has been mounted by local ecological warriors wearing rubber gloves who scan the streets for adult toads. But the Australians have a secret weapon not yet available worldwide – a lure that attracts cane toad tadpoles so thousands can be killed in one hit. To prove the theory, and try to mimic it, they’d first need a heap of dead cane toads. “In Florida, cane toads are mainly a socio-economic issue. Northern quolls – small carnivorous marsupials – get a cane toad sausage, goannas are fed tiny live toads and freshwater crocodiles receive cane toad legs with a dose of lithium chloride.

Persons: Australia CNN —, Gary King, “ Who’s, ”, King, Australia’s, Cane, Luke, Austin Rogers, “, “ There’s, we’re, Rob Capon, Rick Shine, Capon, ” Capon, they’d, it’s, you’ve, Jacob LaFond, Steve Johnson, that’s, ” LaFond, That’s, Nikki Tomsett, ” Tomsett, they’re, Sara McAllister, Connor, John Holmes, Hilary Whiteman, Connor Holmes, John, ” John, ” Connor Organizations: Australia CNN, University of Queensland, Macquarie University . Shine, Macquarie University, University of Tampa, University of Florida, Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, CNN Locations: Brisbane, Australia, South, Central America, Queensland, United States, Japan, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Pacific, Caribbean, United Kingdom, koalas, North Queensland, Florida, Miami, “, South Florida, Australian, Hawaii, Derby, Western Australia, Northern

☆ Deadly fire ants are forming rafts to cross Australian flood waters
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Hafsa Khalil | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Red fire ants are forming rafts to travel on flood waters in the northeastern Australian state of Queensland, with the extreme weather threatening a countrywide spread of the highly invasive species. Two rafts of fire ants are seen floating on water in this screengrab taken from video released by Australia's Invasive Species Council in January 2024. Invasive Species CouncilQueensland has seen brutal weather and heavy flooding in recent weeks. Modeling by the ISC suggests fire ants will spread to “every corner of Australia” if the outbreak in Queensland isn’t curbed. Red ants can spread quickly on their own, but an infestation is typically accelerated by human activity, such as in cargo containers or shipments of potted plants or soil.

Persons: ” Reece Pianta, ” Pianta, ‘, ”, Pianta, Murray, Tara Moriarty, “ Organizations: CNN, Species Council, ISC, Council, invicta, Agriculture Locations: Australian, Queensland, Species Council Queensland, Cairns, Cyclone Jasper, Australia, Victoria, South America, United States, Mexico, Caribbean, China, Europe, Brisbane, New South Wales, NSW, Darling

☆ 5 red flags to look for when choosing a new home, according to a professional cleaner
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Ryan S. Gladwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

She shared five red flags for people to look out for when moving into a new property. DaSilva said common red flags were water damage and mold, while missing caulk is often overlooked. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Failing to see red flags when you're viewing a property to buy or rent might set you up for financial, mental, and physical stress. Water damage and moldThe first and most common red flags are water damage and mold.

Persons: Lina DaSilva, DaSilva, —, cleanings, I've, Caulk, I'm, it's, It's Organizations: Service Locations: Toronto

NAPERVILLE, Illinois, Nov 28 (Reuters) - It is rare that U.S. corn supplies build in a marketing year while soybean supplies slip, but that is exactly what is happening in 2023-24, keeping soybean prices relatively elevated versus corn. The U.S. Department of Agriculture pegs total U.S. corn supplies in 2023-24 to rise 10% on the year, while soybean inventory is seen shrinking 3%. U.S. corn versus soybean supply: Year-on-yearThe 2007-08 rise in corn and fall in soybean supplies was policy-driven, and the only other recent, directionally similar year was 2003-04, when the U.S. soybean crop fell victim to rare, widespread pest issues as well as dry weather. USDA’s long-term projections issued earlier this month suggest just that, pegging 2024 U.S. corn acres at 91 million and soybeans at 87 million versus 83.6 million in 2023. Interestingly, USDA in the couple of years leading up to 2007-08 had also overestimated U.S. soybean acres in March and undershot corn.

Persons: Karen Braun, Matthew Lewis Organizations: U.S . Department, Agriculture, USDA, Crop Watch, Reuters, Thomson Locations: NAPERVILLE , Illinois, U.S, Chicago, North Dakota

☆ An island vacation with no mosquito bites – and no chemicals, either
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Regan Stephens | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Soneva Fushi, a resort on the private Kunfunadhoo Island in the Maldives, has spent years working to eradicate these pests. Soneva has partnered with the Germany-based company Biogents, which has developed mosquito traps that rely on environmentally friendly attractants. A Biogents-created mosquito trap at Soneva Fushi Courtesy Soneva FushiWhat’s more, these techniques are typically only useful for eliminating adult mosquitoes. An overwater bungalow at Soneva Fushi Sandro Bruecklmeier/Courtesy Soneva FushiThe pest-combatting program has been a success, according to Soneva. The resort chain has gifted mosquito traps to Parliament in Malé, the country’s capital, and trained staffers on how to use them.

Persons: Soneva, “, ”, Arnfinn Oines, Oines, Fushi Sandro Bruecklmeier, Fushi, Sonu, Eva Shivdasani, Soneva Jani Organizations: CNN Locations: Maldives, Germany, GAT, Kunfunadhoo, Malé, Medhufaru, Noonu

☆ How to choose the best Christmas tree, according to science
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Some aspects of choosing a live Christmas tree, like shape, color, and aroma, are subjective. Two Christmas tree experts explain how to choose between the many types of fir, pine, and spruce. Unlike fir and spruce trees, pine tree needles are clustered in groups instead of individually attached to the branch. The National Christmas Tree Association has a map for finding farms and other retailers that sell live Christmas trees. AdvertisementWhich Christmas tree has the best aroma?

Persons: —, there's, Fraser, Douglas, Noble, There's, Justin G, Whitehill, Bert Cregg, It's, Cregg, Chris Keane Whitehill, it's, Frasers, he's, Jason Reed Douglas, Mel Melcon, Jerry Holt, Bert, they'll, Alex Wong, Andrew Matthews, Tim Leedy, Paul J, Richards, Robert Nemeti, Jens Kalaene, you'll, Cesar L, Laure Organizations: Service, US Department of Agriculture, North Carolina State University, of Horticulture, Michigan State University, Northwest, REUTERS, White, Los Angeles Times, Getty, Star Tribune, MediaNews, Anadolu Agency, Call, Tribune Locations: Oregon, North Carolina, Michigan, Nobles , North Carolina, Douglas, Frasers, Fraser, Pacific Northwest, Europe, Canaan, Allentown

___Their recommendations include securing land rights for women, promoting women's cooperatives and encouraging women to lead on developing climate policy. The link between phenomena like uterine prolapse and climate change is indirect but significant, said Seema Bhaskaran, who tracks gender issues for the nonprofit Transform Rural India Foundation. “It must prioritize awareness programs that emphasize the specific health challenges women face in the wake of climate change as a critical step towards increasing public knowledge. These efforts will also serve as a call to action for governments, institutions, and communities to prioritize women’s health and well-being as a central component of their climate initiatives,” she added. “Definitely there is a very clear recognition that climate has a health impact and health needs to be considered more seriously,” she said.

Persons: Manju Devi, Devi, hadn’t, ___, Seema Bhaskaran, Bhaskaran, Savita Singh, Singh's, Singh, ”, Babita Kumari, Kumari, Poonam, COP28, Anjal Prakash, Shweta Narayan Organizations: DELHI, India Climate Journalism, Associated Press, Stanley Center for Peace, Security, Press Trust of India, India's, Transform Rural, Foundation, Climate Central, Population Foundation of India, Bharat Institute of Public, Indian School of Business, United Nations, Health, AP Locations: Delhi, Dubai, India, New Delhi, Syaraul, Uttar Pradesh, Nanu, U.S

GREENFIELD, Calif.—When Agustin Espinoza Jaramillo shuffles to the doctor who treats his prostate cancer, he says he thinks about the three decades he spent applying pesticides to the fields that surround this farming town. Jaramillo, 72 years old, long knew some pest-killing chemicals have been linked to health problems including cancer. Even so, his own diagnosis came as a surprise.

Persons: Agustin Espinoza Jaramillo shuffles Organizations: — Locations: GREENFIELD, Calif, Jaramillo

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