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Federal subsidy late; Ore. timber counties unhappy
Timber counties in western Oregon are unhappy that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management is taking so long to send out $2 million in federal subsidies withheld under the mandatory budget cuts known as sequestration. In February, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management withheld 10 percent of the money due ...
AP top news in Iowa at 3:58 p.m. CDT
Police: Suspect in abduction of 2 girls found dead DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A massive search was underway Tuesday for a 15-year-old girl abducted from an Iowa bus stop, after authorities said a man who is suspected of taking her and another girl was found dead. Dozens of federal, ...
2 Eastern Livestock officials sentenced to prison
One of the founders of defunct cattle broker Eastern Livestock was sentenced Tuesday to almost six years in federal prison and the former chief financial officer was sentenced to nearly five for their roles in a $32 million check kiting scheme. U.S. District Judge Thomas B. Russell also ordered company ...
Senate votes to make small cut to food stamps
The Senate voted Tuesday to keep a $400 million annual cut — or roughly a half of 1 percent — to the food stamp program as part of a major five-year farm bill. Food stamps now cost almost $80 billion annually and are used by 1 in 7 Americans. The ...
CHINESE BEAR BILE FARMING DRAWS CHARGES OF CRUELTY
c.2013 New York Times News Service CHENGDU, China — It was, at first glance, a rather modest initial public offering by a small Chinese company seeking to expand production of the key ingredient used in traditional remedies said to shrink gallstones, reduce fevers and sooth the aftereffects of excessive drinking. ...
Goat on the lam snarls NJ's Pulaski Skyway traffic
A goat believed to have escaped en route to a slaughterhouse snarled the morning commute along one of the busiest roadways in northern New Jersey on Tuesday, leading police on a nearly two-hour chase. The small, chocolate brown female with curved horns eluded five Jersey City police officers for more ...
Growers making up for lost time in planting corn
U.S. farmers who could only watch helplessly this spring as storm after storm left their fields a muddy mess took to their tractors en masse last week and planted a record amount of corn acreage, even in areas where conditions are still far from perfect. Until last week, Corn Belt ...
Organic sheep farm tucked away in Jefferson County
On the winding trails off Bakerton Road sits one of Jefferson County's unique treasures, Good Faith Farms. Taken from the idea when starting out on a new path in life, Charles Barton thought of making the first payment on a mortgage, known as a "good faith" payment, and modeled his ...
AP-USDA-Eastern Cornbelt Hog Report
LM—HG209 Des Moines, Iowa Tue, May 21, 2013 USDA Market News EASTERN CORNBELT DAILY DIRECT MORNING HOG REPORT BASED ON STATE OF ORIGIN PLANT DELIVERED PURCHASE DATA FOR Tuesday, May 21, 2013 (As of 9:30 AM) CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE BARROWS & GILTS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS Estimated Actual ...
BC-USDA-Midwest Regional Eggs
NW—PY018 Des Moines, IA Tue. May 21, 2013 USDA Market News SHELL EGGS: Daily Midwest Regional Eggs Prices are steady. The undertone is steady. Retail and food service demand is light to moderate. Mexico remains an active particpate in the market. Offerings and supplies are light to moderate. Market activity ...
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