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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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Wet corn fields dampen U.S. hog farmers' hopes for cheap feed
ReutersBy Theopolis Waters DES MOINES, June 7 (Reuters) - U.S. hog producers are losing hope for an early harvest of this year's expected bumper corn crop, which could lower feed costs sooner rather than later, as wet fields continue to impede planting in parts...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Chicago Board of Trade, Renewable Energy, Biofuels, Environmental Issues
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Chinese poultry workers tell of stampede during fire
BEIJING — There was a loud bang, survivors said. Then the lights went out, and fire quickly engulfed a poultry plant in northeastern China, killing at least 119 workers who were trapped inside behind locked doors. The fire on Monday, perhaps the...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Health and Safety at Work, Disasters and Accidents, Plant Openings, Bird Flu
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China poultry plant fire kills 119
BEIJING -- A fire ignited by an explosion quickly engulfed a poultry plant in northeastern China on Monday, killing at least 119 workers who were trapped inside behind locked doors. The fire, perhaps the deadliest ever in China’s poultry industry,...Tags: Beijing (China), Bird Flu, Explosions, Emergency Incidents, China
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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-...
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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 Barbara A. Mikulski to reverse a little-noticed measure approved by Congress last month that rescinded tough new rules on the poultry industry — a move that has strained the already rocky relationship between mom-...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: Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Andrew P Harris, Politics, Litigation and Regulation, Consumers
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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: Travel, Facebook, Human Interest, Transportation, 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: Financially Distressed Companies, Breach of Contract, Chess Playing, Science and Technology, Government Contracts
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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: Plant Openings, Watertown, 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: Plant Openings, Watertown, 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: Politics, Martin O'Malley, Litigation and Regulation, Ocean City, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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