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Livestock
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| Midwest egg farmers donate 9,000 dozen to food bank |
Thanks to the generosity of egg producers, thousands of Central Illinois Foodbank patrons are receiving high-protein food staples.
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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| Livestock training program celebrates 15 years of service |
The Certified Livestock Manager Training program has been offered to Illinois livestock producers each year since 1997.
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Friday, May 04, 2012
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BeefNews
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| FMI official: Industry was warned on LFTB controversy |
We had fair warning. That was the message from David Fikes to the multiple industries, including livestock agriculture and beef processing, about the lean, finely-textured beef controversy.
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
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| BPI announces three plants to close permanently |
Beef Products Inc., the beleaguered South Dakota-based, family-owned beef processing company at the center of the “pink slime” controversy, announced it will permanently close three of its four processing plants, resulting in the loss of some 650 jobs across three Beef Belt states.
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Monday, May 14, 2012
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PorkNews
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| Indiana court hears oral arguments for hog farm lawsuit |
Three judges from the Indiana Court of Appeals heard a case involving a dispute between a North Carolina pork producer and a family-owned farm.
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
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| HSUS targets pork industry with latest campaign |
The U.S. pork industry and farmers and the producer group that represents it are the latest targets of the Humane Society of the United States.
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Friday, May 11, 2012
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