Rustlers target Idaho dairy calves amid rising livestock thefts
In Buhl Idaho two men in a four door sedan stole three calves from Pete Wiersma as rustling remains a persistent threat in the West. Idaho State Police report 300 to 500 cattle lost yearly with theft often tied to drug activity and unreported runs. Investigation notes emphasize branding, reporting missing animals quickly, and cameras as deterrents while noting similar losses across California and Nevada.
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Idaho State Police
Hayhurst
Idaho State
Sean McCarthy
Joe Blow Dairyman
Sgt
Daron Brown
Idaho
Twin Falls
Mississippi
California
West
Jim Connelley
Division of Livestock Investigation
Nevada
Department of Agriculture
Wiersma
Brown
Wiersma’s
Bill Stouder
Greg Lawley
Bureau of Livestock Identification
Pete Wiersma
Buhl
Disappearing honey bees threaten higher food prices
Lawmakers heard that widespread Colony Collapse Disorder threatens crop yields and pollination. Beekeepers report 30 to 90 percent hive losses since 2006, with farmers warning of price hikes and possible business closures without bees. Researchers seek causes as funding for studies advances in Congress.
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Washington
North Carolina
Robert D. Edwards
House
Edwards
Edward B. Knipling
Agriculture Department
Agricultural Research Service
Dennis
Cardoza
California
Organic Agriculture Panel
World Bank
Edward R. Flanagan
Milbridge
Maine
Senate
Kurdish regional leader backs oil deals despite Baghdad opposition
In Irbil Prime Minister Nechervan Barzani declared the Kurdish regions oil contracts with foreign firms irreversible. Baghdad and the Kurdish region clash over legality amid no national oil law, with talks ending without progress. A joint committee led by Prime Minister Maliki will seek a final solution.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Nechervan Barzani
Irbil
Barzani
Nouri al-Maliki
Petrobras to start Nigerian Agbami field production
Petrobras will begin pumping from the Agbami offshore field on July 21 in a joint venture with Total and ChevronTexaco. The plan starts at 100000 barrels per day, rising to 250000 bpd next year, with expected Nigerian revenue of about 2 billion dollars annually at around $80 per barrel.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Petrobras
Petroleo Brasileiro SA
Agbami
Total SA
ChevronTexaco Corp
Nigeria
Rudy Ferreira
Agencia Brasil
Ferreira
Iraq funds new state oil company with $8 million
Iraq's government says it will allocate about $8 million for a fourth state run oil company. The Maysan Oil Company will manage exploration development production and export of oil and gas in Maysan province, formed by reorganizing the Maysan Oil and Gas Commission after splitting from the Southern Oil Company.
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Iraq
New State Oil Company
Baghdad
Maysan Oil Company
Opera
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