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Thursday, March 11, 2010

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ESA lacks key ingredient

Editorial The most frustrating thing about the Endangered Species Act is that it precludes bureaucrats and judges from taking into account hardships that efforts to protect species can impose on humans. But don't take our word for it. U.S. District Judge Oliver Wanger probably knows ...

Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:16 AM

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Thursday, March 11, 2010 6:29 AM

Idaho

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Beet growers plow ahead

Sugar beet growers are already planting genetically modified seed even though a federal judge is expected to rule any day on an injunction that could bar further planting and ...

Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:19 PM

Uncertainty persists for beet growers

With a judge's decision imminent on whether genetically modified sugar beets will be prohibited until July, the industry this week was left wondering exactly how the injuncti ...

Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:14 PM

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Organic growers seek USDA aid

NAMPA, Idaho — While organic farmers are grateful for conservation programs authorized in the 2008 Farm Bill, some wish they worked a lot better. That's the message a gr ...

Thursday, March 11, 2010 10:29 AM

Kansan will lead national wheat association

WOODSTON, Kan. (AP) -- Woodston farmer Jerry McReynolds will be leading a national group dedicated to protecting the interests of wheat growers. McReynolds w ...

Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:40 AM

California

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Ag tells its story

Farmers and ranchers are eager to tell their story to the non-farm public, and both fear and hope are their motivators. On one hand, public misconceptions about food pro ...

Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:00 PM

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Farmers embrace social media

When it comes to farmers' quest to reach the public, information is different from communication. Agriculture "is infamous for getting out information," said Jeff Fowle, ...

Thursday, March 11, 2010 10:09 AM

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Nursery groups sue S.C. over shipment limits

Nursery groups from California and Oregon have filed suit against South Carolina, seeking to overturn regulations that limit plant shipments to that state. Plaintiffs in ...

Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:22 PM

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Beet growers plow ahead

Sugar beet growers are already planting genetically modified seed even though a federal judge is expected to rule any day on an injunction that could bar further planting and ...

Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:19 PM

Northwest

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Ag tells its story

Farmers and ranchers are eager to tell their story to the non-farm public, and both fear and hope are their motivators. On one hand, public misconceptions about food pro ...

Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:00 PM

Oregon Supreme Court punts on Klamath water claims

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) -- The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday kept alive claims by Klamath Basin farmers that the federal government should pay them for shutting off wate ...

Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:19 PM

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Nursery groups sue S.C. over shipment limits

Nursery groups from California and Oregon have filed suit against South Carolina, seeking to overturn regulations that limit plant shipments to that state. Plaintiffs in ...

Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:22 PM

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Beet growers plow ahead

Sugar beet growers are already planting genetically modified seed even though a federal judge is expected to rule any day on an injunction that could bar further planting and ...

Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:19 PM

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