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May 5-11, 2012
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• Virginia now targets forestry and ag for incentive money The Staunton News-Leader
• CT House passes lemon law for pets Theday.com
• Staten Island pol targets cosmetic cruelty to animals Staten Island Live
• Alabama Immigration Debate Heats Up Stateline
• The new regulatory environment for Louisiana agriculture LDAF
• Colorado facing a mass exodus of lawmakers Denver Post
• NH bill increases landowner liability protections Fosters Daily Democrat
• New index ranks Vermont tops in locally grown food Times Union
• California Chefs to Wield Their Spatulas in Fight Over Foie Gras Ban NYTimes.com
• NY lawmakers aim to strengthen animal cruelty laws The Philadelphia Examiner
• Transparency –  Transparency – Transparency Meatingplace.com
• WA: Farm settles dumping case Capital Press
• U.S. likely to adopt Britain’s hog production practices Brownfield
• Veal farmers move calves to group pens Drovers
• Prices for Hogs Wallow in the Mud Wall Street Journal
• New study blames dairy farms for much of LA’s smog Dairy Herd
• CME Change Affects Elevator Pricing, USDA Report Days DTN
• Dairies dry up in Seattle's shadow Capital Press
• Frost takes toll on Erie region fruit crops Goerie.com
• Erratic weather devastating Mich. fruits Yahoo.com
• HA: Groups consider appeal of court's fish-farm ruling Chicago Tribune
• Asparagus left in the field shines light on immigration Tri-city herald
• CA: Water shortages pit trout against vineyards University of California
• Farm Credit ranks shrink due to mergers Capital Press
• Alfalfa: Dwindling Acres Could Decrease Production Totals DTN
• One Whopper of a Kansas Wheat Crop Possible DTN
• Why Biotech Food Labeling Is Met with Resistance Biotech.org
• Will Brazil import U.S. soybeans Agriculture.com
• Agriculture the big thing in next 20 years Economic Times
• NM: Horse rescuers overwhelmed with animals KASA.com
• Wild horse caretaker says reviving slaughter will help industry Wall Street Journal
• HSUS releases video shot at Wyo. pig facility Meatingplace.com
• Tyson denies connection to Wyoming facility Brownfield
• Pork Efforts to Address Carbon Footprint-Webinar Extension.org
• Commodity Costs and Returns USDA
• Fertilizer Use and Price USDA
• Raspberry growers get go-ahead for ad program Kansas City Star
• Animal Agriculture in Decreasing Resources and Increasing Regulation Animalagriculture.org
• More Details of Sacred White Calf Slaughter, Locals Push for Hate Crime Status Indian Country Today
• Challenges in Genetically Engineered Crop Regulatory Process Science Daily
• Agricultural Bacteria: Blowing in the Wind Science Daily
• Tyson profit rises Reuters
• Characteristics of small-scale U.S. livestock operations Drovers
• Arizona water uncertainties change farm lending practices Western Farm Press
• Another downward revision in milk prices Dairy Herd
• Farm theft rising rapidly across US Western Farm Press
• Soy-Crop Bust Spurs China to Drain U.S. Bins Bloomberg
• Why Cattle Prices Are at an All-Time High State Impact Texas
• Study Says Today’s Corn Plants Use Nitrogen Efficiently National Hog Farmer
• Iowa Partnership Provides Water Quality Test Kits National Hog Farmer
• Open Letter to Oprah: Come to My Farm and See Why Biotech Crops Make Sense Truth about Trade and Technology
• Iowa community preserves short line rail track NPR.org
• Mo. Humane Society Director Salary Raises Questions KOMU.com
• Calif officials recall raw milk from Fresno dairy Mercury News
• Rural Employment in Swing States Daily Yonder
• Amish farm kids remarkably immune to allergies: study Reuters
• LA: $325M borrowing plan for Louisiana's rural roads gets final OK The Town Talk
• Rural doctors enjoy the challenges, benefits of small town practice The Chicago Tribune
• Rural Communities Struggle to Maintain Water, Sewer Services Public News Service
• Rural road fights in Utah heat up with more lawsuits The Deseret News
• Death of a Highway Daily Yonder
• Atlas of Rural And Small Town America USDA
• Exploring the Link Between Animal Health and Food Safety Food Safety News
• Ban on exotic swine causes backlash in Michigan, as resisters claim government violates rights Washington Post
• With Sights on a Livelihood beyond Coal Daily Yonder
• Safeway announces plans toward gestation stall-free pork supply Meatingplace.com
• Agriculture Districts: Potential benefits for horse farm owners and our hay producers ELCR.org
• In the Middle of a Food Fight New York Times
• Bake sale ban in Massachusetts sparks outcries over 'food police' Christian Science Monitor
• Grandin’s ‘ethical’ meat essay available Meatingplace.com
• Chinese alarm over formaldehyde-tainted cabbages BBC.CO.UK
• Slaughtering Animals Without Prior Stunning Should Be Curbed, If Not Banned, Professor Urges Science Daily
• Investing in America’s Future: A Blueprint for Transforming Career and Technical Education US Dept of Education
• Foreign Industrial Investment Is Reshaping America Forbes
• Obesity Report Says Govt Should Examine Farm Policy DTN
• How Higher Education Cuts Undermine The Future Middle Class Demos.org
• Stewarding the Future of Our Communities Orton.org
• May 30 webinar offers latest small business research findings SRDC
• How the Sharing Economy is Saving Municipal Governments Milns Planetizen.com
• 4-H gets $1 Miln for healthy kids’ program Brownfield
• Health Officials Warn Against Drinking Raw Milk newsOPB.org
• News 3 Special Report: Pigs Gone Wild 2.wrbl.com
• CA: Rural counties bristle at septic regs The Sonora Union-Democrat
• BPI closes three plants permanently Meatpoultry.com
• Settlement close in Glades cleanup suits The Miami Herald
• The Future of Manufacturing Opportunities to drive economic growth World Economic Forum
• Raw milk has growing number of supporters Chicago Sun Times
• Rural Incomes Grow Faster Than Nation Daily Yonder
• Country Comfort Wanted, and a Nearby Safety Net New York Times
• Making Room for the Locals NYTimes.com
• Industry seeks more insurance options against food safety risks The Packer
• Strategies for Growth, Even in Down Times New York Times
• Foodborne disease surveillance: a foundation for food safety foodsafety.ksu.edu
• The Ph.D. Now Comes With Food Stamps The Chronicle of Higher Education
• Poverty’s Poster Child NYTimes.com
• Child Immigration Is Rising Wall Street Journal
• Using Water from Wells Leads to Sea Level Rise, Cancels out Effect of Dams Science Daily
• Local-food movement is growing, but what's local? The Rural Blog
• Demand will restructure food industry Brownfield Network
• AMI gets aggressive on “meat glue” issue Meatingplace.com
• Beef Producers Dispute ‘Meat Glue’ Safety Allegations Bloomberg
• Beekeepers take first step to sue EPA over pesticides The Washington Times
• First plant-made drug on the market Nature.com
• Department of Interior and USDA Announce $5.3 Miln to Fund Collaborative Projects for Water Use Efficiencies USDA
• Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding To Improve Rural Electric Infrastructure and Make the 'Grid' More Reliable and Efficient USDA
• House members pitch for Senate postal bill The Hill
• Postal service won't close rural post offices but will cut staff and operating hours The Rural Blog
• Capitol Hill, Slower Than Snail Mail NYTimes.com
• USDA offers grants for broadband service to remote rural communities Carmi Times (IL)
• USDA Advances Water Quality Conservation Across the U.S. USDA
• USDA:  One Surprise After Another Farmgateblog.com
• FSIS appeal process on humane violations 'fair, consistent' Feedstuffs
• Farmers to receive grants to fight pollution in parts of Chesapeake, other watersheds Washington Post
• NRCS chief promises wetland solution for frustrated Red River Valley farmers AgWeek
• As prices rise, farmers, feds back off conservation program Billings Gazette
• Black farmers' quest for justice draws to a close Yahoo news
• House Bill Offers Aid Cuts to Save Military Spending NYTimes.com
• Seasonal farm-worker visa program frustrates growers Kansas City Star
• UC sues over Occupy the Farm protest in Albany San Francisco Chronicle
• Environmental Groups Collecting Milns From Federal Agencies They Sue Beef
• Hot doggin’ it Drovers
• USDA seeks change to regulate Internet pet sales The Associated Press
• OSU Economist summary of Commodity, Crop Insurance and Miscellaneous Titles Farmdocdaily.illinois.edu
• Rice and Peanut Producers Search for Alternative to Senate Bill DTN
• Green group marshals top K Street lobbyists to do battle on farm bill The Hill
• It’s time for Republicans to stand up for the free market, including agriculture Fox news
• What’s American Food & Farm Policy without Healthy Fresh Produce? Western Growers
• Thune: need for farm bill action is urgent Brownfield Network
• OH specialty crop leader testifies on Farm Bill Brownfield Network
• Labor wants Keystone pipeline, environmental issues can be resolved The Hill
• Western States Wary of Federal Fracking Regs Stateline.org
• States Scramble to Regulate Fracking Stateline.org
• Emerald Biofuels announces major project in Louisiana Biodiesel Digest
• Inside Deals for Louisiana Oil Leases Last Decades Stateline
• The End of Clean Energy Subsidies? NYTimes.com
• Project Converts Poultry Waste to Energy Hoosier Ag Today
• Declining crude oil prices benefit beef market Drovers
• Stakeholders respond to USDA’s biofuels roadmap Drovers
• EPA drafts program for using diesel fuel during fracking Farm and Dairy
• An Old Texas Tale Retold: the Farmer vs. the Oil Company The New York Times
• Opportunities and Challenges of Oil Shale Development GAO report
• Tim Hortons sends message on gestation stalls Matingplace.com
• Never Mind Europe. Worry About India. NYTimes.com
• Plant Diversity Is Key to Maintaining Productive Vegetation Science Daily
• Early Spring Means More Bat Girls Science Daily
• Irrigation equipment sales surge Capital Press                  
• Fired scientist says Klamath dam removal 'extreme' Capital Press
• Wendy’s pays a premium in beef costs Meatingplace.com
• Charles Birdseye, science, freezing, and the joys of frozen food Foodsafety.ksu.edu
• Challenges, opportunities, needs in animal agriculture Foodsafety.ksu.edu
• Yogurt key to sexier, slimmer mice Dairy Herd
• The ReUse Center: It All Comes Back Around Daily Yonder
• Horizon Organic extends premiums to dairymen Capital Press
• Warming affects plant-growth cycles more than expected Dairy Herd
• France corn planting to hit highest levels in three years Watt Agnet
• United lifts ban on 9 breeds of dog Chicago Tribune
• How Can Corn Prices Move In Three Directions At Once? Farmgateblog.com
• Flavonoid Compound Found in Foods and Supplements May Prevent the Formation of Blood Clots Science Daily
• Secrets of the First Practical Artificial Leaf Science Daily
• One-Quarter of Grouper Species Being Fished to Extinction Science Daily
• Students Make Fun Feeders for Orangutans and Giraffes Science Daily
• Conservation efforts are working Farm and Dairy
• ND:  Insect poses unusual threat AgWeek
• Purdue entomologist says “expect the unexpected” Brownfield Network
• Bollworms, other pests, showing up very early in Arkansas crops Delta Farm Press
• Illegal trees put California citrus industry at risk Western Farm Press
• Entomologist takes charge of US agricultural research institute Nature