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Hay bale removal extended in some ND areas

BISMARCK, N.D. — Farmers and ranchers in some parts of North Dakota are getting a little more time to remove hay bales from roadside ditches, because of wet weather.
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FSA urges farmers, ranchers to vote in county committee elections

WASHINGTON — Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Jonathan Coppess said today that the 2009 FSA county committee elections will begin tomorrow, Nov. 6, with USDA mailing ballots to eligible voters. The deadline to return the ballots to local FSA offices is Dec. 7, 2009.
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Salmonella victims upset no prosecutions yet

ATLANTA — At the height of the nationwide salmonella outbreak nearly a year ago, FBI agents raided two peanut plants and carried away boxes of evidence. FDA inspectors found roaches, mold and a leaky roof. Then, Congress revealed e-mails from the peanut company’s top executive that seemed to suggest the pursuit of profits over ensuring public safety.
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Workers at USDA lab in Wyoming have option to move

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Nineteen employees at a federal animal disease lab in Wyoming have been given the option to move with the facility to Kansas.
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New officers picked for SD Beef Industry Council

PIERRE, S.D. — After serving two terms as vice president, Merrill Karlen of Oacoma has been selected president of the South Dakota Beef Industry Council.
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Rubashkin testifies in trial, denies charges

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The former manager of an Iowa kosher meatpacking plant testified Thursday that he never intentionally violated federal laws, but he admitted making some mistakes.
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News release: Oacoma cattleman to lead SD Beef Industry Council

PIERRE – A new slate of officers stepped into leadership positions with the South Dakota Beef Industry Council following elections at the organization’s annual meeting in Brookings. The SDBIC administers the $1 Beef Checkoff on cattle sold in South Dakota. Checkoff dollars are utilized strictly for promotion, education or research programs. Fifty cents of every dollar is directed to the Cattlemen’s Beef Board for programs on the national level. The SDBIC retains 50 cents, which is invested in additional national programs or in-state programs.
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Sheep shearing, wool handling programs slated Nov. 13-15

If you are interested in learning more about sheep shearing or the science of wool and how to handle it, then plan to attend the North Dakota Sheep Shearing School on Nov. 13-15 or the Wool Science and Wool Handling Program on Nov. 14-15 at North Dakota State University’s Hettinger Research Extension Center.
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Agent: Informant tried to infiltrate meatpacker

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A federal special agent testified Wednesday that an informant who tried to infiltrate the Agriprocessors Inc. kosher meatpacking plant in eastern Iowa was twice rejected for employment there because of fake work papers.
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Hay bale removal extended in some ND areas

BISMARCK, N.D. — Farmers and ranchers in some parts of North Dakota are getting a little more time to remove hay bales from roadside ditches, because of wet weather.
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H1N1: Commercial pigs test positive in Indiana

The first U.S. case of swine flu in a commerical pig herd in being reported in Indiana.
Web Icon Officials: Swine flu confirmed in Iowa cat
Web Icon H1N1: North Dakota reports more than 2,400 flu cases
Web Icon H1N1: Four more flu deaths in Minnesota include 3 from swine flu
Web Icon H1N1: Some Americans fearful of getting vaccine despite safety assurances
Web Icon Another GF swine flu vaccine clinic set for Thursday in Grand Forks
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