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Sunday, January 29, 2012

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Colleges focus on proven treatments

The shortage of large animal veterinarians has been well documented in recent years, but the number of veterinarians specializing in organic or holistic practices is quite lean. The small number of organic veterinarians is reflective of the relatively small amount of organic production and the di ...

Thursday, January 26, 2012 10:00 AM

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Cracks appear in push for egg law

Several farm groups and animal rights organizations oppose federal legislation setting a national welfare standard for egg-laying hens. HR3798, introduced this week by U.S. Rep. ...

Thursday, January 26, 2012 10:00 AM

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Lawsuit takes on feds' herbicide use

PORTLAND -- An environmental group claims the federal government should have reduced grazing instead of relying solely on herbicides to battle invasive weeds in an Oregon nationa ...

Thursday, January 26, 2012 10:00 AM

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Former Oregon car dealers face conspiracy charge

Saturday, January 28, 2012 2:28 PM

State takes over management of wolf populations

Saturday, January 28, 2012 2:18 PM

Washington measure aims to slow down spread of E-Verify

Saturday, January 28, 2012 2:18 PM

Minnesota company recalls beef over labeling issue

Saturday, January 28, 2012 2:18 PM

Irrigation credited for forage at Elk Refuge

Saturday, January 28, 2012 2:18 PM

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Former Oregon car dealers face conspiracy charge

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Brothers from Idaho and Washington and another man face a federal charge they conspired to commit bank fraud. Roger Spangenberg, of Post Falls, Idaho and brother David Spangenberg, of Spokane, owned three now-closed D&R auto dealerships formerly located in Hermiston a ...

Saturday, January 28, 2012 2:28 PM

Harmful citrus pest turns up in Redlands

-Enterprise of Riverside (http://bit.ly/xbMdf2 ) says the Asian citrus psyllid (SIH'-lihd) was discovered at the city-owned Granite Grove. The newspaper says the City Council will hold a special meeting on Tuesday to consider a request to spend up to $38,000 to treat all 16 of the city's groves ...

Friday, January 27, 2012 8:36 AM

Former Oregon car dealers face conspiracy charge

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Brothers from Idaho and Washington and another man face a federal charge they conspired to commit bank fraud. Roger Spangenberg, of Post Falls, Idaho and brother David Spangenberg, of Spokane, owned three now-closed D&R auto dealerships formerly located in Hermiston a ...

Saturday, January 28, 2012 2:28 PM

Former Oregon car dealers face conspiracy charge

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Brothers from Idaho and Washington and another man face a federal charge they conspired to commit bank fraud. Roger Spangenberg, of Post Falls, Idaho and brother David Spangenberg, of Spokane, owned three now-closed D&R auto dealerships formerly located in Hermiston a ...

Saturday, January 28, 2012 2:28 PM

Farmers embrace biotech

While litigation surrounding transgenic alfalfa will likely live on for some time to come, farmers seem to have settled their questions on the issue. At least that's what we take from a recent survey of growers by Daniel Putnam and Steve Orloff at the University of California-Davis. The abstract ...

Thursday, January 26, 2012 10:00 AM

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