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Companies making plant-based or cell-cultured proteins can’t use the term “meat” on their product labels in Oklahoma.  MeatingPlace.com said that’s because a bill limiting the use of the term is now law.  The Oklahoma Governor signed a bill that prohibits “persons advertising or selling food plans or carcasses from engaging in certain misleading or deceptive practices” on product labels.  The Okla

Ag secretary Sonny Perdue continues to focus on an issue that's been a priority during his short tenure, internet connectivity.   “One of our goals at USDA is to connect America through rural broadband allover, and that falls without our purview, to a large degree working with private sector, as well as electric and telephone coops all across the country.”   ...