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Brad Paisley Sets Country Attendance Record
Brad Paisley has set an attendance record for country performers at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo for his concert there on Saturday night. He drew a paid attendance of 73,825, placing him third in the event’s history, behind Go Tejano Day...Tags: Brad Paisley
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Potential hog farm sparks debate near Buffalo River
lpozen@kspr.comJASPER, Ark. -- A proposed hog farm near the Buffalo National River has sparked debate on both sides in northern Arkansas. Many people are worried about any pollution the hog farm along the Buffalo River Watershed could bring. It is the talk of the town...Tags: Bodies of Water, Big Creek, Rivers
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What you don't eat at the Vegas buffets, these pigs will
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — With a satisfied grin, farmer Bob Combs watches the big truck slowly dump its greasy load, a Niagara Falls of yesterday's kitchen leftovers that sends off a sickening spray as it splashes into a metal bin. The greenish-...
Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Recipes, Restaurant and Catering Industry, McDonald's, Restaurants
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Federal poultry regulations relaxed in spending law
Farming advocates are pressing Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski to reverse a little-noticed measure approved by Congress last month that rescinded tough new rules on the poultry industry — a move that has strained the already rocky relationship between mom-...
Tags: Consumers, Perdue Farms, Government Contracts, Laws, Pocomoke City
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Dan Miller wants to stay here and work in agriculture
Farm, Field and Garden CorrespondentWhen many young people are moving from the area, Dan Miller, 21, of Allegheny Township wants to stay here and work in agriculture. In fact, Miller is having an agronomy internship this summer at Growmark in Somerset through his studies at Penn State...Tags: Somerset County (Pennsylvania), The Pennsylvania State University
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Seminole Wekiva Trail is a good choice on a hot day
Orlando SentinelThe Seminole Wekiva Trail, a 14-mile urban, multi-use trail, runs on the former Orange Belt railway line. The trail runs from Markham Road near SR46 on the north end, to SR436 and Laurel Road on the south end. The north end includes a section of off-road...Tags: Wekiva River, Facebook, The Seminole Tribe, Human Interest, Railway Transportation
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Chicken farmers sue Ukrainian investor over failed venture
When a young Ukrainian billionaire acquired the North Carolina operations of chicken processor Townsends out of bankruptcy in early 2011, the deal seemed to symbolize the increasing globalization of our food supply. Oleg Bakhmatyuk, the majority owner...Tags: Tyson Foods Incorporated, Government Contracts, Companies and Corporations, Ukraine, Financially Distressed Companies
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Wanted: Livestock producers in South Dakota
Evan Haar learned at a forum at Aberdeen Livestock on Monday night that he was, in many ways, a typical cattle producer in South Dakota. He is hardworking and produces good-quality cattle, but is 60 years old and has no children who want to keep up the...
Tags: Watertown, Plant Openings, Agriculture
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Challenges for next generation of livestock producers discussed
Evan Haar learned at a forum at Aberdeen Livestock on Jan. 14 that he was, in many ways, a typical cattle producer in South Dakota. He is hardworking and produces good-quality cattle, but is 60 years old and has no children who want to keep up the...Tags: Watertown, Plant Openings, Agriculture
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Eastern Shore farmers, Perdue win pollution lawsuit
Ruling in a bitterly contested case with national ramifications, a federal judge found Thursday that the Waterkeeper Alliance failed to prove that an Eastern Shore farm's chicken houses were polluting a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay.
U.S. District...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Trials, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Martin O'Malley, Crime, Law and Justice
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Producers optimistic about beef plant
Cattle producers who have waited six years for Northern Beef Packers' plant near Aberdeen processing plant to open are excited that the plant is in limited production. "This is huge," said Herman Schumacher, part-owner of LDL Cattle Company near...
Tags: Tyson Foods Incorporated, Companies and Corporations, Groton, Renewable Energy, Plant Openings
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A trap for small businesses
Laws are like fine nets, catching the common fish even as the biggest push their way through. Or so you might think on learning of how federal prosecutors keep nabbing small and medium-size businesspeople who violate an obscure law relating to bank...
Tags: Consumers, Laws, Manhattan (Will, Illinois), U.S. Department of Justice, Eliot Spitzer
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