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Bullitt Occasionally I write a column which consists of unrelated topics which I call bullets, as in bullet points. If you read this week's title aloud it sounds appropriate however it's spelling is ...
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This is National Ag Day. To me, the designation doesn't mean much. To me, just about every day is ag day. But the Agriculture Council of America uses this day to draw special attention to ag, and tha...
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  My dad wanted to name me Buck if I wouldve been a boy. When I waited tables in high school I beat the fry cook in an arm wrestling match. My biggest vice is that I like salt way too much. I st...
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Exec to plead guilty in tomato price-fixing case

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A former executive for a California-based tomato processor agreed to plead guilty to participating in a conspiracy to drive up food prices nationwide, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

November 04, 2009

Dairy farmers tell Congress more must be done

WASHINGTON (AP) — More must be done to address dire conditions facing the dairy industry, farmers told Congress on Tuesday.

By HENRY C. JACKSON , October 28, 2009

Low milk prices have dairy farmers killing cows

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After burning through $1 million in savings and seeing no end to their losses, dairy farmers Jake and Lori Slegers figured they didn't have much choice — they had to kill the cows.

By MICHAEL J. CRUMB , October 27, 2009

Point-by-point debate: Farm Bureau vs. Environmental Working Group

Earlier this month, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) released a report titled “Climate Change Will Cost Farmers Far More than a Climate Bill.” Soon thereafter, Mike Held, administrative director of the South Dakota Farm Bureau, sent The Daily Republic a Farm Bureau response to some of the claims in the EWG report. The Daily Republic then gave EWG Midwest Vice President Craig Cox a chance to comment on the Farm Bureau’s responses. Following is the verbatim text from both sides.

October 23, 2009

Minnesota pigs may have tested positive for H1N1

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pigs in Minnesota may have tested positive for the H1N1 virus in a preliminary test, the first potential U.S. cases in swine, Agriculture Department officials said Friday.

October 16, 2009

Farmers try to plant hemp at drug agency in Va.

Farmers from North Dakota and Vermont and four others trying to plant hemp seeds at the headquarters of the Drug Enforcement Agency have been arrested.

October 13, 2009

Monsanto a focus of U.S. antitrust investigation

Monsanto Co. says the Justice Department is investigating whether it violated antitrust rules in trying to expand its dominance of the market for genetically engineered crops.

October 08, 2009

Alaska meat plant is humming

It started with 15 head of Galloway cattle he brought up from North Dakota. At the time, Doug McCollum was owner and operator of Delta Concrete. But his heart was in ranching, and he was testing the waters to see if a market existed for locally raised and processed meat.

By By Michele Trainor, Delta Wind , October 05, 2009

Tractor pull success

Tractor pull success Two local girls pedaled their way to national competition recently.

October 02, 2009

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EPA's 'cow tax' possibilities killed for at least a year

A provision was added Thursday to the Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill that would, for at least a year, extinguish any possibility of a so-called “cow tax” being levied against American livestock producers.

By Korrie Wenzel , September 25, 2009

Judge overturns approval of Roundup Ready beets

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge overturned government approval of a variety of sugar beet genetically engineered to resist a popular weed killer produced by agricultural giant Monsanto, according to a ruling released Tuesday.

By JEFF BARNARD , September 23, 2009

Senators call for more price supports to help dairy farmers in the U.S.

Flanked by a cow named Betty — and six of his Senate colleagues — Sen. Bernie Sanders is calling for the House to pass an amendment increasing price supports to dairy farmers. The Vermont independent made his pitch in a park adjacent to the Capitol. He spoke in favor of an amendment to provide $350 million in support to dairy farmers.

September 16, 2009

Agriculture interests split over climate bill

Agriculture interests split over climate bill Climate change legislation before Congress could be an economic godsend to farmers and ranchers. Or it could be an enormous financial burden. It depends on whom you ask, and not even farmers and ranchers agree on the matter.

By By Margery A. Gibbs, The Associated Press , September 02, 2009

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Future farmers from all works of life

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — They are lawyers, factory workers, insurance adjusters, even an accountant and a dentist. All share the same dream: They want to farm.

August 15, 2009

USDA will aid struggling dairy farms

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Agriculture Department is helping struggling dairy farmers by raising the price paid for milk and cheddar cheese through a dairy price support program.

By MARY CLARE JALONICK , July 31, 2009

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