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A farmer's report to authorities is credited with disrupting a suspected terror plot at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England. The vigilance of the landowner reportedly prompted police action at the airbase, which hosts US Air Force operations and has been the site of recent security concerns. The story is drawing wide attention, with many praising the farmer's quick thinking and discussing the base's security.
- 2Iowa farmers say USDA reneged on solar funding promises●Iowa farmers say USDA reneged on solar funding, leaving them the bill
Iowa farmers say the US Department of Agriculture has backed out of promised solar funding, leaving them to cover project costs themselves. Under USDA programs meant to help farms install solar panels, growers committed to projects expecting federal reimbursement, but payments have not arrived. The farmers are now facing large bills and are demanding answers about whether the federal support will ever be honored.