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1 hr ago | KXMA-TV Dickinson

Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment: HERSETH SANDLIN- health care Herseth Sandlin to oppose House health care bill Washington Rep.

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6 hrs ago | North Texas e-News

Farm Service Agency Administrator Coppess urges farmers and ranchers...

Farm Service Agency Administrator Jonathan Coppess said today that the 2009 FSA county committee elections will begin tomorrow, Nov.

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10 hrs ago | TwinCities.com

Farm Service Agency county elections begin in Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The USDA Farm Service Agency's county committee elections are under way.

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15 hrs ago | Mimegasite.com

Government Cans Travel Fee Hike

November 06, 2009 At the urging of travel industry associations, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has withdrawn its plan for a 10 percent increase of fees paid by travelers entering the United States, the National Business Travel Association announced this week.

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19 hrs ago | MediLexicon

FDA And FSIS Collaborate To Improve Tracing Of Unsafe Food Products

Main Category: Nutrition / Diet Also Included In: Water - Air Quality / Agriculture A joint public meeting focused on improving the system for tracing of food products and ingredients that are causing illness outbreaks or presenting other risks to the health of consumers was announced today by the Food and Drug Administration of the U.S. Department ...

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration, Agriculture, Science, Life, Food, Nutrition, Food Science, US News, Marketing

Fri Nov 06, 2009

WHDH

Circus elephant that escaped and was hit by Suv Ok

An animal rights group on Friday asked a U.S. Department of Agriculture agency to look into an owner's treatment of a circus elephant that escaped and was hit by a sport utility vehicle on a northwestern Oklahoma highway.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Oklahoma, US News

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

USDA says it wants to resolve Indian farmer claim

The Obama administration intends to seek resolution to a lawsuit filed by American Indian farmers who alleged discrimination in the granting of federal agricultural loans over three decades.

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ABC News

2 Nebraska Banks Get Rural Loan Guarantees

Two Nebraska banks have obtained federal loan guarantees through the U.S Department of Agriculture, which is using federal stimulus funding.

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Examiner.com

AFBF, National Ag Library to create information clearinghouse for beginning farmers

The American Farm Bureau Federation is partnering with the Agriculture Department's National Agricultural Library to create the National Curriculum and Training Clearinghouse for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers.

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Rock Hill Herald

Food Lion asks customers to return possibly tainted beef

Food Lion is asking customers to return some ground beef because the chain received shipments that are part of a nationwide E. coli recall.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

ConsumerAffairs.Com

USDA Inspector Allegedly Caught Ignoring Animal Abuse

On the heels of a Humane Society of the United States investigation that exposed brutal practices at a Vermont slaughter plant -- which led to the U.S. Department of Agriculture ordering the plant closed -- HSUS has released graphic video footage showing cows being brutalized and mistreated by plant workers, while an unidentified USDA inspector ...

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Deltafarmpress

This frightening 2009 season

A lot of Mid-South cotton, corn, rice, soybean and grain sorghum crops were still sitting in fields unharvested even as grocery stores were lining their aisles with Halloween treats.

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CNN

Should I be charged for the H1N1 vaccine?

As a feature of CNNhealth.com, our team of expert doctors will answer readers' questions.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Agriculture, Science, US News, Life, Food, Pork, Meat

Arkansas News Bureau

Federal aid available to farmers in 60 counties

LITTLE ROCK a ' Farmers in 60 Arkansas counties are eligible to apply for emergency low-interest federal loans under a U.S. Agriculture Department declaration related to October flooding, Gov.

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Denton Record-Chronicle

Dean Foods Ceo, Usda see higher milk prices ahead 2:42 PM CT

Milk prices, which saw a dramatic slump last year that was accelerated by the tanking economy, are on the way back up.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

Dose

Organic regulations could limit supply, spike prices

OTTAWA a ' Organic produce will likely be pricier this winter and some vegetable bins could even be empty because the Canadian border is now closed to "organic" veggies containing sodium nitrate, the organics industry is warning.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Life, Food, Organic Food, Agriculture, Science, US News

Kdka.com

USDA Finds H1N1 In Commercial Pigs In Indiana

Share + Nov 4, 2009 2:15 pm US/Eastern 1 of 1 Pigs in a commercial herd in Indiana have tested positive for the H1N1, or swine, flu vaccine, the first time the virus has been found in such hogs, according to the USDA.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, US News, Medicine, Influenza, Agriculture, Science, Life, Food, Pork, Meat

Ag Professional

Statement regarding expanded market access for U.S. beef in Taiwan

Statement regarding expanded market access for U.S. beef in Taiwan Nov. 3, 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Office of the United States Trade Representative and the USDA today released a brief statement regarding Taiwan's announcement on the import of American beef.

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Physics Org

Laser etching safe alternative for labeling grapefruit

Laser labeling of fruit and vegetables is a new, patented technology in which a low-energy carbon dioxide laser beam is used to label, or "etch" information on produce, thereby eliminating the need for common sticker-type labels.

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Related Topix: Life, Fruits, Food, Food and Drug Administration, US News, Agriculture, Science

Tue Nov 03, 2009

GISUser.com

WeatherPredict Consulting Latest Addition to IPAD, Office of Global Analysis, FAS, USDA Prime Vendor

International Production and Assessment Division , Office of Global Analysis , Foreign Agricultural Service , U.S. Department of Agriculture , announce WeatherPredict Consulting, Inc.

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