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In the News
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Cuba Modifies Agriculture Laws
(Oct 26, 2012) The new law published Tuesday allows farmers to lease more acres and allows farmers to build homes on leased land.
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ABC News Wants 'Pink Slime' Lawsuit In Fed Court
(Oct 26, 2012) Beef Products Inc. sued ABC News Inc. for defamation over its coverage of a meat product that critics dub "pink slime."
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Amid Bumper Crop, Families Could Get PB&J Break
(Oct 26, 2012) Peanut butter could become even more attractive as strong global demand, high prices for livestock feed and a huge sell-off of cattle and other animals keep pushing up meat prices.
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Drought Holds Its Grip As Growers Pivot To Wheat
(Oct 26, 2012) USDA in its weekly crop report says that while 81 percent of the crop had been planted, only half of it has broken through the soil to show signs of life.
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SC Agriculture Agency Sees New Ways To Push Market
(Oct 26, 2012) The Legislature's Joint Bond Review Committee has approved a request to use $760,000 in accrued interest to advertise and direct drivers to the market.
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Testimony Ends In Closely Watched Md. Poultry Suit
(Oct 26, 2012) The defense argued manure from the 80,000 chickens wasn't escaping in great enough amounts to pollute and noted more than 40 cows also live on the farm.
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Proposed Nebraska Pipeline Will Increase River Flows
(Oct 26, 2012) District officials have agreed to buy a farm south of North Platte and retire approximately 15,800 acres from production.
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U of M To Study Organic Dairy Profitability
(Oct 26, 2012) A $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will help fund the four-year project.
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Grant Funds Kansas Precision Agriculture Partnership
(Oct 26, 2012) $277,000 to promote precision agriculture.
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Groups Win Challenge To Gene-Altered Crops
(Oct 26, 2012) In their lawsuit last year, the Center for Food Safety and two other groups argued that the Fish and Wildlife Service violated environmental laws.
