Quiet Farm Keeps Pulse of D.C. Suburbs
Beverly White, 58, runs a 13 acre family farm along Owens Road near Oxon Hill, within the Capital Beltway. The farm houses 23 hens three roosters and three horses and grows peas radishes corn peppers eggplant cucumbers and squashes for home use and preservation. Despite area development and demographic shifts many neighbors remain friendly while White resists offers to sell and plans to keep farming as long as possible.
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Owens Road
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Charles A. White
Calvert County
Beverly White
D.C
Superbugs spark FDA bid to curb antibiotics in animal feed
The FDA considers giving veterinarians final say on who may use new antimicrobials in farm animals to curb resistance. Critics fear tighter rules will raise costs and reduce drug access for farmers while aiming to reduce drug residues in milk and meat.
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National Pork Producers Council
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