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The Associated Press
Texas farmers use business wile to weather drought
The Associated Press
For months, Galayda lived in constant fear for her "girls," the herd of cows that hark back to her late father. There was no grass or hay. Two springs that flowed even during a decade-long dry spell in the 1950s — which serves as Texas' drought ...

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FIRST-PERSON: Antibiotics & our future: A Christian farmer's response
BP News
First, blaming cows for obesity, antibiotic resistance and the loss of forests for corn production is an effective but fear-based tactic. The United States produces roughly half of the world's corn supply, but we are not tearing down forests to ...

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Farmers fear cuts in funding for farmland preservation in Pa.
WFMZ Allentown
The fear from some is it will lead to development paving over farms. David Wolfskill, a farmer in Heidelberg Twp., Berks Co., works hard, from repairing machinery to preserving farmland. "Last thing want to see is everything you've done or for fathers ...


 
Daily Beast
Chen Guangcheng's Brother Likely Returned to Village, Despite Retaliation Danger
Daily Beast
Jiang said he had no further word from the farmer, who he said returned home out of fear for his family members. Human rights lawyer Chen Guangcheng, 55, made a daring escape under the noses of lax security guards late last month, making it all the way ...

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Fears flood in over farm's fertiliser plan
The Northern Echo
AN attempt by a farmer to create a fertiliser plant for recycling food waste has met with opposition from people living near the site who fear its environmental impact. AWSM Farms, in Hutton Magna, Teesdale, has lodged a planning application to build a ...

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Older farmers fear for future
ABC Online
Mr Hynes is addressing property owners in Merriwa today on the importance of succession planning at a farming family information day. He says many older farmers fear once they are gone, their farms will collapse. "It's a very strong emotional ...

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Letters: Farms, government secrecy, Ethan Baron, coast guard cuts, asbestos ...
The Province
Many readers fear new government regulation will prevent consumers from learning about outbreaks of disease at farms, such as the one at this Abbotsford turkey farm in 2009 when thousands of birds were destroyed after the avian flu virus was discovered ...

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