WASHINGTON DC (June 13, 2019) — House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Chair Marcia L Fudge, and Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Chair Stacey Plaskett issued the following statements in response to today’s announced relocation of the US Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) from Washington DC to the Kansas City area.

FAYETTE, IOWA (June 13, 2019) — Upper Iowa University has announced its 2019 Honors and Awards Scholarship recipients.The honorees included the following students:

Muscatine, IA — Duncan Snider, William R Cook Scholarship;

Davenport, IA — Amelia Bailey, The Forrest G and Margaret L Moore Endowed Scholarship;

Davenport, IA — Lindsey Jimenez, Babcock Scholarship and William F and LaVonne I Gutches Student Scholarship;

CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA (June 13, 2019) — Local students have been named to the President's List at Clemson University for the spring 2019 semester.

They are:

Olivia Nicole Gamble of Rock Island, Illinois whose major is Chemistry; and

Austin James Halupnik of Bettendorf, Iowa, whose major is Genetics.

To be named to the President's List, a student must achieve a 4.0 (all As) grade-point average.

BELOIT, WISCONSIN (June 13, 2019) — The Quad Cities River Bandits split their Thursday double-header with the Beloit Snappers at Pohlman Field. They were shut out by Rafael Kelly and Eric Marinez in a 2-0 loss in the first game before bouncing back with an 8-6 win the nightcap.