EPA Eyes Farm Runoff Rules in Broad Water Quality Push
The EPA proposes sweeping rules to curb runoff from farms and logging, requiring states to plan cleanup of about 20 000 water bodies over 15 years and potentially cost tens of millions of dollars. Critics warn the plan could burden landowners and timber owners while supporters say it strengthens water protections and accountability.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Environmental Protection Agency
Wayne Krieger
Oregon Coast
Krieger
Gold Beach
Ore
J. Charles Fox
EPA
Jim Geisinger
Northwest Forestry Association
Portland
Washington State
Oregon
Fox
Ground beef recall over possible E coli contamination
Supreme Beef Processors voluntary recalled thousands of pounds of ground beef sold with Dec 28 or earlier sell dates after a positive E coli test. Products included one, two and five pound packages and five and ten pound chubs sold in eight states. No illnesses reported. Customers asked to return for full refunds.
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Washington
Supreme Beef Processors, Inc
Supreme Beef
Steven F. Spiritas
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Tennessee
Mississippi
Florida
New Mexico
Spiritus Farms
Dallas
Agriculture Department
Beef Prices Lift Wyoming Ranch Debt Fight
Washington AP reports US farm economy unlikely to improve soon as beef prices rise may help Wyoming ranchers reduce an $80,000 debt. Cattle fetch 67–69 cents per pound, seen at 73 cents next spring, while most crops price declines squeeze farm income to about $40.4 billion in 2000 without further aid.
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Washington
Scott
Kim DesEnfants
Wyoming
Mrs. DesEnfants
Agriculture Department
Congress
USDA
Economic Research Service
Russia
Asia
Mike Kaus
Iowa State
U.S
Brazil
Argentina
Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute
FAPRI
Kaus
Farm Briefs and Notices in Angus Program and LDP Increase
Harrises of Wellsville join the Angus Herd Improvement Records program with AHIR tracking reproduction and growth for registered Angus breeders. Higbie of Williamsburg attends a sales training seminar in Quincy, Illinois as a sales representative for ADM MoorMan's. Kansas FSA raises the per person payment limit for marketing loan gains and LDPs to 150,000 for 1999 crops, allowing previously capped producers with beneficial interest to apply.
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Harrises
Wellsville
Eugene
Janet Harris
East Fork Farms
American Angus Association
Higbie
Aaron Higbie
Williamsburg
Quincy
Ill
Adm-Moorman’s, Inc
Manhattan
Adrian Polansky
Kansas Farm Service Agency
FSA
Polansky
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Agency
Jim Lyons
Carol Browner
Lyons
Bob Goodlatte
R-Va
Packer
Iowa
Lawrence
Bea
Bankrate
GMAC
GM Corp
Sierra
GMC
General Motors
Sport O
Sport Utilities
Underwood
G.M
Vader
MD Eobada Im
Ttawa
Wendy Runyon
O.D
17Th Street
Ottawa
Kansas
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