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Farmland Preservation Program on Chopping BlockPart of a relatively new state program aimed at preserving farmland would be eliminated under Gov Scott Walker's budget to help erase Wisconsin's $3.5... |
Texas Farmers Say Drug War Making Job DangerousLA JOYA, Texas (AP) -- As Texas farmhands prepared this winter to burn stalks of sugarcane for harvest along the Rio Grande, four masked men on ATVs... |
Ag Industry, Lawmakers Try to Limit Secret VideosDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Angered by repeated releases of secretly filmed videos claiming to show the mistreatment of farm animals, Iowa's agriculture... |
Ag Department to Cut 60 WorkersThe commissioner of the state's agriculture department has started notifying about 60 workers they will be laid off to make cuts necessary to balance... |
Higher Milk Prices Don't Help Dairy Farmers MuchRIVERDALE, Calif (AP) -- While milk prices continue to rise and exports to Asian markets have expanded, many dairy farmers are still struggling with... |
Agriculture Chief Aims to Ease Fear on Dust RulesDENVER (AP) -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Monday that farmers shouldn't be overly concerned that new federal air regulations will hurt their... |
Dead Sardines Plug MarinaREDONDO BEACH, Calif (AP) - It could take a week - and the smell could get a lot worse - before crews manage to scoop and vacuum up tons of dead sardines... |
Lawmakers Considering Alcohol Tasting at Farmers Markets(Washington D.C., Associated Press) Washington lawmakers are considering a bill to allow beer and wine tasting at farmers markets. |
Germans Balk at Biofuel(Associated Press) Eco-friendly Germans happily separate their trash into at least four separate recycling bins, but are refusing in droves to purchase... |