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Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Ecologists say unrestricted pumping will harm fish

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Environmentalists say a federal judge's order to temporarily allow unrestricted pumping in the Sacremento-San Joaquin Delta threatens to push an endangered salmon into extinction. Last week's decision by U.S. District Court Judge Oliver Wanger freed up irrigation supplies ...

Monday, February 08, 2010 2:09 PM

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Dairy

China finds 170 more tons of tainted milk powder

BEIJING (AP) -- The discovery has punched a 170-ton hole in China's promises to overhaul its food safety system. Officials say they've found yet another case where large amou ...

Monday, February 08, 2010 9:49 AM

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USDA to ask states, tribes to run animal ID system

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told state agriculture commissioners today that USDA will ask the states and tribal nations to administer a system of an ...

Sunday, February 07, 2010 1:29 PM

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Dairyline: Benchmark milk price reverses course

The January federal order benchmark milk price reversed gears following five consecutive monthly gains. The Agriculture Department announced the Class III price at $14.50 per ...

Sunday, February 07, 2010 10:48 AM

Manure digester not all that Zillah dairy expected

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) -- Dan DeRuyter doubts he would do it again if he knew what he knows today. The 42-year-old dairy producer east of Zillah operates the only manure digest ...

Sunday, February 07, 2010 11:28 AM

Idaho

Idaho, others prepare for California egg exodus

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Idaho is among several states watching to see if a California animal cruelty law drives flocks of big egg farms there to fly the coop. California voters i ...

Monday, February 08, 2010 10:09 AM

Layton man gets 2 years in prison in Utah mink case

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A 23-year-old Layton man has been sentenced to two years in prison for his role in the release of hundreds of mink at a South Jordan farm. U ...

Sunday, February 07, 2010 9:08 AM

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USDA to buy spuds, blueberries

Government purchases of potatoes and other surplus fruits and vegetables could give farmers a boost and aid domestic food programs. The USDA announced Jan. 29 it will bu ...

Saturday, February 06, 2010 10:08 AM

Administration offers increase in EQIP funding

Farmers and ranchers in some states still have time to qualify for federal cost-share funds to implement conservation practices this year. In Idaho, producers have until ...

Saturday, February 06, 2010 10:08 AM

Nevada

Grasshopper invasion expected in northern Nevada

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- State agriculture officials are gearing up for an invasion of grasshoppers and Mormon crickets in northern Nevada. State Entomologist Jeff Knight says un ...

Sunday, February 07, 2010 5:09 PM

Another NV wild-horse roundup faces lawsuit

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- A national law firm says it plans to sue to stop the government's planned roundup of nearly 500 wild horses from the range in eastern Nevada. The ...

Sunday, February 07, 2010 9:48 AM

Layton man gets 2 years in prison in Utah mink case

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A 23-year-old Layton man has been sentenced to two years in prison for his role in the release of hundreds of mink at a South Jordan farm. U ...

Sunday, February 07, 2010 9:08 AM

Utah Senate initially OKs wolf attack compensation bill

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Saturday, February 06, 2010 3:49 PM

Oregon

Group sues to force decision on pygmy rabbits

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service improperly failed to make a decision about protecting the rare pygmy rabbit in eight Western states, according to a law ...

Monday, February 08, 2010 2:09 PM

Ore. forecast: Revenue lags by about $180 million

SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon legislators have a budget hole of more than $180 million to fix. A revenue forecast they got Monday said income taxes collections have been weaker t ...

Monday, February 08, 2010 10:09 AM

Navigability bill draws opposition testimony

SALEM -- Testimony in a legislative hearing Feb. 4 opposing a bill clarifying the public's rights to the beds and banks of Oregon's rivers was similar to testimony opposing s ...

Monday, February 08, 2010 8:59 AM

Environmental groups threaten lawsuit over fisher

ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Four environmental groups in Oregon and California have notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that they intend to sue over the failure of the ...

Sunday, February 07, 2010 11:48 AM

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