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Animal Rights Terrorists Convicted of Blackmail
"We received a lot of phone calls/letters [which] contained things like used condoms, used sanitary towels, razor blades, syringe needles claiming to be from people...with AIDS," he said.
Laser Experiment Aimed At Saving Farm Water
The hope is to give farmers a more accurate, up-to-date reading of how efficiently their crops are using water than current technology allows.
Carbon Limits, Yes; Energy Subsidies, No
A $50 per ton carbon tax would raise gasoline prices 25 cents per gallon, accelerate a move toward electric hybrids, weaning us away from foreign oil. The same levy would raise electric rates 10%.
More Trouble With Biofuels
A recent study in Science found corn ethanol/soy biodiesel produce nearly twice the emissions of regular gasoline.
Milliken Elected Chairman of The Nature Conservancy
Roger Milliken is former chair of the Land for Maine's Future Board.
ME: Man Charged In Dog Attacks On Sheep, Cow
Gerry Hendricks is charged with allowing dogs to run at large and keeping unlicensed dogs.
Rockefeller: Loss Of Local Food Supply System Puts Americans At Risk
Any interruption in the food production network would be worse than the home mortgage crisis.
USDA Nationwide Survey To Focus On Irrigation
OPEC Plans Record Output, Crude Prices Plunge Anyway
The plunge in oil prices is a rare dose of good news for the U.S., Japan and other struggling economies that rely heavily on oil imports.
ME: 260,000 Eggs Stolen
The eggs, were destined for Asia.
Obama Names Vilsack Agriculture Secretary
Critics said Vilsack is too much a supporter of agricultural biotechnology.
Salazar as Interior Secretary? Obama Green Team Complete
The Interior secretary's mandate includes where and when the government should allow oil and gas exploration.
Stove Pellets From Cattle Manure?
Poulty Industry Seeks EPA Exemption From Reporting Emissions
The Bush administration’s poised to exempt poultry farms from reporting how much ammonia/other noxious pollutants they’re releasing into the air from [chicken] manure.
Times Tough for Energy Overhaul
Obama’s Energy Secretary pick said, We have to figure out how to boost the gasoline price to European levels.
US Labor Dept. Revamps H2A Guest Worker Visa Rules
The rules would streamline the guest worker application process, revise the way wages are calculated, and modify requirements for demonstrating that a labor shortage cannot be filled with U.S. workers, among other changes.
Bush Admin Changes to Farm Worker Hiring Afoot
“My members want to make sure they have a legal supply of labor,” said Paul Schlegel, American Farm Bureau public policy director.
CT: State Acquiring Development Rights For Salem Farm
Obama's Secretary Of Food?
A Department of Agriculture made sense 100 years ago when 35 percent of Americans engaged in farming. But today, fewer than 2 percent are farmers. In contrast, 100 percent of Americans eat.
ME: Farmer Wants Farm On Nat'l Register Of Historic Places
Ellen Stearns Gibson, 53, the eighth generation to own the circa 1820 farm on Stearns Hill.
USDA Rural Development Biorefinery Assistance Programs
State Director Michael W. Aube said, "Through this program renewable energy opportunities can be developed in Maine communities, creating jobs and lessening our dependence on foreign fuel sources.”
USDA To Measure Economic State Of U.S. Agriculture
Concord, New Hampshire – Farmers will soon have the opportunity to set the record straight about the issues that affect them – and to help ensure that policies and programs are based on accurate, real-world data.
USDA Survery To Focus On Farm Labor
“As labor issues remain a concern in the agriculture industry, the Agricultural Labor Survey is one of the most timely surveys conducted by NASS,” explained Gary Keough, director of the NASS New England Field Office.
