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Feedlot Defined
A confined area for the controlled feeding of animals. Tends to concentrate large amounts of animal waste that cannot be absorbed by the soil and, hence, may be carried to nearby streams or lakes by rainfall runoff.
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Taking a closer look at meat production
Published October 14, 2008, 6:35 am, Bracebridge Examiner & Gravenhurst Banner
Kathy and Mark Hall visit their sow Red in the pasture. The Halls’ Lover’s Creek Farm is one of a dozen Simcoe County operations that belong to the Ecological Farmer Association of Ontario. They believe local meats offer a superior and safer product for consumers.
Hidden wells, dirty water Part 3: Working together A rare cooperative effort resulted in a Groundwater Management Area ...
Published October 13, 2008, 11:52 pm, Yakima Herald-Republic
OTHELLO -- It took dairyman Dwain Forester a year before deciding to join an unusual cooperative effort to combat nitrate contamination across the Mid-Columbia Basin.
Region Roundup
Published October 13, 2008, 10:25 pm, The Bismarck Tribune
ADAMS Hettinger - A one-time drapery workshop presented by former drapery business owner Sylvia Weishaar will be held starting at noon Oct. 25 at the Hettinger Armory. She'll do demonstrations and participants will experiment with fabrics. Cost is $15. Also, a community flu shot day will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at the Hettinger Armory.
Texas concerned about cattle TB in other states
Published October 13, 2008, 1:10 pm, High Plains Journal
The Texas Animal Health Commission has measures in place in an effort to protect Texas' cattle tuberculosis-free status, after two more states New Mexico and California lost their TB-free status in September.
Hidden wells, dirty water Part 2: Where's the accountability?
Published October 13, 2008, 12:05 am, Yakima Herald-Republic
SUNNYSIDE -- After several years of bouts with diarrhea, headaches and general listlessness, Marci Ogden began to think the problem might be her well water.
Some say 'nay' to stinking spray
Published October 11, 2008, 10:44 pm, The Times-News
No one likes getting drenched by sprinklers spraying wastewater. But the bigger problem, according to one group, isn't the water as much as the pathogens farm sprinklers send flying.
Hidden Wells, dirty water
Published October 11, 2008, 10:37 pm, Yakima Herald-Republic
OUTLOOK -- Like many rural Lower Yakima Valley residents, Norma and Leonardo Solano used their well water for years with little thought. But in January, Norma Solano saw a television report about contaminated well water at nearby Outlook Elementary School.
Some Idaho residents say 'nay' to stinky spray
Published October 11, 2008, 4:17 pm, The Olympian
A group of southern Idaho residents say they're concerned that more than stinky water is being sprayed over the land when wastewater from feedlots and dairies is used for irrigation.
Lawsuit: Hog farm stinks
Published October 11, 2008, 3:31 am, The Jackson Sun
Dozens of Friendship residents and business owners say a hog farm in the town smells too bad and have filed suit to seek relief.
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Published October 10, 2008, 4:23 am, Hays Daily News
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) -- The second of two women charged with plotting to steal a pregnant teenager's unborn child pleaded guilty Thursday to kidnapping and first-degree assault.
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Wed Aug 13
- Power Steer - New York Times: by Michael Pollan - traces the life of a steer - from the grasslands to the feedlot to the slaughterhouse - much of this can be found in The Omnivore' s Dilemma.
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Sat Jan 26
- Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler: "Another suggestion is a return to grazing beef, a very real alternative as long as you accept the psychologicall y difficult and politically unpopular notion of eating less of it. "
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Mon Dec 31
- Living on a Diet Less Corny Is No Joke, Filmmakers Find - washingtonpost .com: they chose to challenge each other with a corn-free month on the road, eating in airport terminals and chain restaurants and at their own homes in Connecticut and Maine. The proof would be in the retesting of their carbon isotope composition
Sat Nov 24
- Sourcing Corn for Ethanol: Impacts of Local Processing: ISUE pub, Nov 2006. Shows feedlots per county.
Wed Oct 10
- A Grist special series on food and farming | Grist | Grist Feature | 09 Oct 2007: So take a seat at the Grist table as we venture to the Farm Belt to talk with farmers, economists, and chefs; check in with leading writers like Michael Pollan and Elizabeth Royte; and give you a chance to ask for advice from the folks at Sustainable Tabl
Mon Sep 24
- Direcciones Feed -Lot: Direcciones camaras agro ganaders Argentinas
Fri Sep 21
- The Meat We Eat: discusses primarily pastured pork and beef
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