Ban on trade in disabled livestock worries industry
Washington AP reports that injured cattle are spared slaughter and major buyers like McDonald’s will not purchase beef from non ambulatory cattle. A House measure would bar stockyards and auction houses from buying such animals to push euthanasia and curb downed stock movements, with concerns about disease monitoring and illegal trade. The Senate must act, and meatpackers already limit such animals.
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Washington
McDonald’s
Hamburger Chains
Wayne Pacelle
The
Humane Society of the United States
William Hueston
University of Minnesota
Center For
Animal Health and Food Safety
Senate
Agriculture Department
Livestock Marketing Association
Record Crop Losses Predicted in Western States
Montana, Wyoming, and South Dakota face record crop losses from a persistent drought. Montana projects about 280 million dollars in insured crop losses, wheat near 200 million, with North Dakota totaling 291 million. Wyoming and South Dakota show 5.2 million and 190 million respectively, as drought grinds on and growers seek crop insurance. Local farmer Larry Barbie notes long drought and poor rains with minimal relief.
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Billings
Mont
Montana
Wyoming
South Dakota
David Nickless
US Department of Agriculture
Nickless
North Dakota
Larry Barbie
Inverness
Farm plan would end crop subsidies and boost conservation
Washington AP report on Sen. Lugar plan to phase out grain and cotton subsidies, shift funds to conservation and revenue insurance, expanding conservation programs by 9.4 billion over five years and expanding food stamps. Administration supports reform, critics warn of harm to farmers.
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Washington
Kent Conrad
D-N.d
Dick Lugar
Rind
Agriculture
Ann Veneman
Lugar
Sugar
Indiana
Senate Agriculture Committee
White House
Congress
Veneman
Kevin Herglotz
Herglotz
Kenneth Cook
Environmental Working Group
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Miller
SBC Southwestern Bell
Darin Miller
House
Senate.gov
Eng.org
Flower Girl
Mother of the Bride
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Garden City
International Credit Union
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