B105 TODAYS BEST COUNTRY » drought http://kkcb.com Thu, 23 May 2013 21:16:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Bear Epidemic Worsens In The West http://kkcb.com/bear-epidemic-worsens-in-the-west/ http://kkcb.com/bear-epidemic-worsens-in-the-west/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:55:57 +0000 Ken Hayes http://kkcb.com/?p=112897 The severe drought that much of the nation has been experience is causing another problem:  Bears scavenging for food in the west.  Calls of bears being a nuisance has risen, and often times they are breaking into homes and grocery stores. 

]]> http://kkcb.com/bear-epidemic-worsens-in-the-west/feed/ 0 abc news Aw Nuts! Peanut Prices Headed Up Because Of Drought http://kkcb.com/aw-nuts-peanut-prices-headed-up-because-of-drought/ http://kkcb.com/aw-nuts-peanut-prices-headed-up-because-of-drought/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:56:02 +0000 David Drew http://kkcb.com/?p=16039 The drought in the south will soon have impact on our pocketbooks here in the Northland.  It appears it's not just peanuts but related products such as peanut butter that will cost more this fall.

 
This year’s peanut crop is projected to drop 13 percent from last year, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.

That will translate into pricier peanuts. Makers of JIF peanut butter, for example, have already announced a 30 percent price hike is on its way.

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