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May 3-10, 2013

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• Mend fences or else: Wandering cows’ owners can be suedDairy Herd
• Will celebrities, clergy sway Tennessee’s farm protection bill?Drovers
• Iowa Legislature approves 'mothball' bill for hog farmsDes Moines Register
• OR: Rodeo supporters line up against 'horse tripping' billCapital Press
• VA: McDonnell announces grant for agriculture, forestry planThe Fredericksburg News Advance
• Right to Farm advances but not a sure thingBrownfield
• California bills aim to help CSAs, farmers' marketsCapital press
• CA: Bill would enforce farm labor negotiationsCapital Press
• CA: Dairymen disappointed with watered-down whey billCapital Press
• CO: House supports water for agricultureThe Pueblo Chieftain
• NY: Mayorals try to outdo each other on animal rightsNYTimes.com
• Cattlemen unite to remove remnants of former ID programWilson County News
• Feral Hog Hotline Established To Identify High Risk AreasBEEF
• Medicines for my mamasMeatingplace
• Workers Claim Race Bias as Farms Rely on ImmigrantsNYTimes.com
• Cranberry farmers struggle as surplus drops pricesCapital Press
• 2012 dairy slaughter second biggest on booksCapital Press
• In Parts of Plains, Drought Fears Nag in 3rd YearABC news
• It’s May. It’s Arkansas. It’s snowing.University of Arkansas
• AMI takes viewers into pork slaughter plant with video tourMeatingplace
• Canadian beef group posts video series on antimicrobial drugs for livestockMeatingplace
• Blood and Spore: How a Bat-Killing Fungus Is Threatening U.S. AgricultureThe Atlantic
• A wake up call for all of us in animal agricultureMeatingplace
• In China, McDonnell, delegation push for allowing poultry, log exportsRichmond Times-Dispatch
• Disease Is Ravaging CassavaNYTimes.com
• Snyder signs laws designed to continue wolf hunting in MichiganDetroit News
• Hearing Scheduled on Maine Anti-Bear Hunting BillUSSportsmen.org
• Maine legislators vote for higher sales taxBangor Daily News
• Raw Milk from PA Dairy Tests Positive for ListeriaFood Safety News
• Despite following the rules, raw milk is still a riskBrownfield
• Raw milk sickened scores despite inspectionsBarf Blog
• Sale of longhorn herd prompts action to preserve Texas heritage by SARL memberDrovers
• Blue Hill raw milk ruling deals blow to local food sovereignty movementBangor Daily News
• USDA Announces New Rules to Fund Broadband Service in Unserved Rural CommunitiesUSDA
• Show me the turkey data: Response to Consumer ReportsHurd Health
• Cold War bunkers offer bats refuge from killer diseaseBBC.com.uk
• Here’s A Food Label That Consumers Care AboutBEEF
• HSUS Pushes for Deer Birth Control in Place of HuntingUSSportsmen.org
• Vegans accused of bullying agriculture students onlineLATimes.com
• T.V. Schlock Doc Needs to Beef Up Science Over ScaremongeringCenter for Consumer Freedom
• West Virginia Rural School Plan Offers Hope for ChangeEducation News
• Another TV station takes on HSUS deceptionDairy Herd
• States Unleash the Hounds! Sniffing Out Invasive Musselsstateline
• West Braces for Fire ThreatWall Street Journal
• Dairy leader addresses letter on eliminating dehorningAgrinews.com
• Replanting the Rust BeltNYTimes.com
• Water war between Klamath River farmers, tribes poised to eruptLos Angeles Times
• Texas Groundwater Levels Suffer Sharp Drop, Study FindsThe Texas Tribune
• Holder v. Brownback? DOJ and Kan. on collision course on gunsThe Hill
• Population & MigrationUSDA
• The Wealth Effect in AgricultureKansas City Fed
• Foodborne illness cases largely unchanged in U.S.Western Farm Press
• Land trusts pooling money to pay for court battlesMercury News
• Add road kill to China’s meat woesMeatingplace
• Over half world's population could depend on imported food by 2050Environmental Research Web
• Rat Meat Sold as Lamb Highlights Fear in ChinaNYTimes.com
• Recording of SARL and regional CSG webinar on Food Safety Modernization Act available Southern Legislative Conference
• Got aspartame? Bus ads urge FDA to reject proposalDairy herd
• Report addresses ESA/FIFRA pesticide conflictWestern Farm Press
• USDA grants $19.5 M to study climate effects on dairy and beefBrownfield Network
• DHS and DOL Issue Rule on Wage Methodology for H-2B Visa Workers, Effective ImmediatelyNASDA.org
• Congress to Hold Hearing on Bill to Protect Hunting on Public LandUSSportsmen.org
• Feds want five-year paper trail for cattleThe Hill
• Labor Dept. steps up farm labor monitoring in Ill., Mo.Capital Press
• The Kansas City Financial Stress Index remains lowKansas City Fed
• It’s a rare day: I oppose additional data collectionHurd Health
• Johanns, Tester Move To Clarify Farmer Exemption in Dodd-Frank LegislationFarm Progress
• WRDA debate continues in SenateBrownfield Network
• NCBA official: Egg bill fight not overBrownfield Network
• Farmers get reprieve on fuel storage regsFarm and Dairy
• Will The EPA Stop Bullying Farmers?BEEF
• A Lesson in Agricultural Alchemy: Greening Brownfields into Economic GoldUSDA.gov
• The Role of Conservation Programs in Drought Risk AdaptationUSDA
• U.S. Takes First Step To Give Sugar a LiftWall Street Journal
• EPA’s actions irk Nebraska senatorBrownfield
• Incentives to U.S. railroads could boost ag shipments, save millions for farmersDelta Farm Press
• Crawfish and catfish – imports cause concernDelta Farm Press
• Canada-EU trade deal nears; agriculture is final sticking pointThe Globe and Mail
• EU sets out post-horsemeat food standardsBarf Blog
• US-EU trade talks offer fresh agriculture startWestern Farm Press
• Senate Ag Committee schedules farm bill mark-upBrownfield
• Food Stamp Program Faces Deeper Cuts Under House Farm BillThe New York Times
• Setting the Record Straight on Crop Insurance | CommentaryRoll Call
• SURE, NAP and MILC payments resumeBrownfield Network
• Next generation of farmers hope for legislative boostWestern Farm Press
• Conservation compliance compromiseBrownfield Network
• Farm groups urge support for Dairy Security ActBrownfield
• Questions That Will be the Focus of the Upcoming Farm Bill DebateFarmdocdaily.illinois.edu
• AFBF Joins Groups in New Crop Insurance AgreementFarm Bureau
• New farm bill leans on food stampsPolitico
• Lucas No Fan of Conservation Compliance PlanDTN
• As North Carolina Weighs Fracking, Questions Loom on Wastewaterstateline
• New Mechanism Converts Natural Gas to Energy Faster, Captures Carbon DioxideScience Daily
• Busting bottlenecks in the BakkenMinneapolis Federal Reserve
• China reports four more bird flu deaths, toll rises to 31Chicago Tribune
• Coke plans major expansion of Fla. orange grovesCapital Press
• Tyson positioning itself in China for when flu fears fadeMeatingplace
• Drought becoming a real problem for Australian cattle producersBrownfield
• Taiwan pig farmers, feed dealers using illegal additivesWatt Ag Net
• After Years of Defeats, Immigrants Win Big State Victories in 2013Stateline
• Worker education offered in wake of dairy abuse videoDairy Herd
• U.S. Urban Trees Store Carbon, Provide Billions in Economic Value, Finds State-By-State AnalysisScience Daily
• Diet Linked to Daytime Sleepiness and Alertness in Healthy AdultsScience Daily
• Consumers value 'locally sourced' foodFeedstuffs
• Mark Bittman Tells Dr. Oz We Should Be Vegan Before 6BEEF
• Dairy steals the spotlight in Al Roker broadcastDairy Herd
• Is the gestation stall ban movement just a fad, or a trend?Producer.com
• Raw Milk Sickens 148, Researchers Recommend Not Drinking ItInquisitor.com
• “Glocal” food and college diningDrovers
• Bias and a Settlement With Black FarmersNYTimes.com
• CO: Youth learn STEM concepts in agricultureBrush News-Tribune