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60 barn hog farm planned near Tribune
A large hog farm near Tribune in Greeley County is scheduled to begin operations in early October. The business will have 60 barns when it opens but has permits for 120 barns, with each barn housing 1,000 hogs. It is owned by Seaboard Foods. David...
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Cattle producers taking a hit as corn prices rise
Cattle producers are being hit hard by a nationwide drought that has caused a shortage of hay and pushed corn prices to record levels. Some area cattlemen are reducing their herds rather than take large financial loses. Horace Walter, who operates...Tags: Ethanol, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Renewable Energy, Natural Disasters, Groceries
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Debate about ethanol and corn prices intensifies
WASHINGTON - This summer's brutal weather is the backdrop for a renewed battle between fuel and food interests: The meat industry and several governors want less of the nation's corn going to make ethanol, but it's questionable whether the pullback...Tags: Lobbying, Environmental Politics, Education, Droughts, Market and Exchange
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Fashion gurus run a dairy farm with style
The Hartford Courant (distributed by MCT Information Services)HARTFORD, Conn. — It’s the Fifth Avenue of farms, the Barney’s of barns, the Saks of cow stalls. Welcome to Arethusa Farm in Litchfield, Conn., a flourishing dairy dynasty with designer pedigree and stiletto style. The pristine dairy...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Farms, Personal Service, Litchfield (Litchfield, Connecticut), Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Lewisberry Council Votes to Amend Ordinance; Raising Chickens is Banned in the Borough
A York County family has been told they must say goodbye to their five pet chickens. The Miller family has had their chickens since they were a day old. For the first eight weeks of their lives they were raised in the family’s garage. When it was...
Tags: Politics, York (York, Pennsylvania), Elections
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South Dakota's Farm Families offer grocery gift card
Sioux Falls - As a follow up to the 2010 "Free Groceries for a Year" sweepstakes, South Dakota Farm Families are offering up another opportunity for South Dakotans to win big. South Dakota Farm Families is offering the chance for South Dakota residents to...Tags: Ethics, Values, Recipes, Social Media, Consumers
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Moon blindness
Moon blindness, otherwise known as recurrent uveitis, can be a devastating disease of the equine eye. The term moon blindness comes from the ancient belief that the disease was associated with the changes of the lunar cycles. The "recurrent" or...Tags: Physical Conditions, Eyes and Vision, Inflammation, Immune System
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New Clinton County road project angers hundreds of residents
The newest road project in Clinton County has hundreds of people furious. "I think it is a slap in the face to taxpayers, and I think it is a slap in the face to the people who voted him out, said Clinton County resident Rishelle Lutz. "Because that...
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Mikulski, Cardin seek more help for chicken farmers
U.S. Sens. Barbara A. Mikulski and Benjamin L. Cardin joined an informal Chicken Caucus of senators Monday to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture to step up efforts to help the mid-Atlantic poultry industry cope with the economic impact of drought....Tags: Democratic Party, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Thomas R. Carper, Barbara A. Mikulski, Benjamin L. Cardin
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Harold Scheffert
Guelph, N.D.: Harold Scheffert, 71, of Guelph, N.D., died Aug. 28, 2012, at the Oakes Community Hospital, Oakes, N.D. Harold was born May 8, 1941, at Le Sueur, Minn., to Harry and Edna (Moldenhauer) Scheffert. He attended school and graduated from...
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Texas Mayor Killed in Apparent Donkey Attack
KTLA NewsHOLLYWOOD PARK, Tex. (KTLA) -- The mayor of a small town in Texas just north of San Antonio was kicked and trampled to death by a 500-pound donkey. Hollywood Park Mayor Bill Bohlke, 65, was found dead near his truck on his cattle ranch, where he kept the... -
Forging a life out of iron and steel
Up in Plainfield Township, in a building that used to be home to 2,000 chickens, Tom Turtzo hammers away at his life's passion, blacksmithing. It's the art and craft of making metal bend to the will, and one of the few remaining professions that embrace...
Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Pen Argyl
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Aug 24, 2012
|Column| WXIN-LTV
Aug 27, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
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|Story| Aberdeen News
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Aug 28, 2012
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
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