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California seedless tangerine growers, at war with beekeepers, say bees are the pits
Associated Press WriterFRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Is it trespassing when bees do what bees do in California's tangerine groves? That is the question being weighed by state agriculture officials caught between beekeepers who prize orange blossom honey and citrus growers who...Tags: Fresno, Oranges, Almonds, Agricultural Research and Technology, Fresno County
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Illinois, 41 other states in salmonella outbreak
AP Medical WriterA nationwide salmonella outbreak that has struck 42 states, including Illinois, has put about one in five of its victims in the hospital, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. Nearly 400 people have become ill in the...Tags: Food Safety, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Illnesses, Connecticut, Healthcare Policies
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Officials: CDC probe into salmonella outbreak includes Ill.; nearly 400 cases nationwide
AP Medical WriterATLANTA (AP) — A nationwide salmonella outbreak that has struck 42 states has put about one in five of its victims in the hospital, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. Nearly 400 people have become ill in the outbreak...Tags: Food Safety, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Illnesses, Connecticut, Healthcare Policies
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Swans' winter message
Even in sparse January garb, the river is lovely - ebbing, flooding, meandering between shores of unbroken pine and hardwood, splashed by mistletoe and holly in full berry. But the real show is about to begin. As the sun lowers into the wooded swamps on...Tags: Forests, Natural Resources, Alaska, Delaware, Bodies of Water
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Agriculture futures mostly fall on Chicago Board of Trade; Livestock prices trade lower
CHICAGO (AP) — Agriculture futures mostly dropped Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for March delivery slipped 0.75 cent to $6.125 a bushel, while March corn slid 9.75 cents to $4.0675 a bushel. March oats rose 1 cent to $2.23 a bushel,...Tags: Chicago Board of Trade
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Cited kennel owner seeks new license
Of The Morning CallThe embattled owner of Almost Heaven Kennel in Upper Milford Township has applied for a 2009 kennel license, even though state officials have said they intend to deny the application. A state Agriculture Department spokesman said the owner, Derbe...Tags: Emmaus, Agricultural Research and Technology, Animals, Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia)
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Purdue names new dean of agriculture
Purdue professor Jay Akridge has been named dean of the university's College of Agriculture. Akridge is former director of the Purdue and Indiana University Kelley School of Business graduate program in food and agribusiness management. He has been...Tags: Further Education, Indiana University, Colleges and Universities
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Wis. horses quarantined after equine VD exposure
Associated Press WriterState agricultural officials have quarantined 17 horses on Wisconsin farms after they were exposed to an equine venereal disease that was confirmed last month in a quarter horse stallion in Kentucky. The state Department of Agriculture, Trade and...Tags: Indiana, Wisconsin, Maryland, Farms, Agricultural Research and Technology
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GRANBY: Dairy Farm Wins Grant
A North Granby dairy farm has received a $7,700 grant from the state Department of Agriculture. House of Hayes Dairy Farm — which will use the money to purchase an additional pasteurizer for goat cheese production — is one of 13 agricultural...Tags: Woodbridge, Bozrah, Haddam, Farms, Connecticut
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Timber company drops criticized deal to alter road agreement with Forest Service
Associated Press WriterHELENA, Mont. (AP) — The nation's largest owner of timberland disclosed Monday that it will no longer pursue changes in agreements governing its use of U.S. Forest Service roads — changes that critics complained could transform forests into...Tags: Jon Tester, Forests, Natural Resources, Barack Obama, Bodies of Water
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Granby Dairy Farm Receives Grant
A North Granby dairy farm has received a $7,700 grant from the state Department of Agriculture. House of Hayes Dairy Farm – which will use the money to purchase an additional pasteurizer for the production of goat cheese – is one of 13 agricultural...Tags: Woodbridge, Bozrah, Haddam, Farms, Connecticut
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Beware Of Goblins When Hiking To Cobalt Mine
Beware of the goblin who haunts the deep dark forests of Cobalt. A goblin - an old legend says - that prevented generations of miners from finding the main vein of a mineral that once produced some of the most brilliant blue colors humankind has ever...Tags: Mining, Forests, John Winthrop, Metal and Mineral, Elves and Fairies
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