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Manure Pit Deaths Ruled Accidental

Posted 05.26.2012

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The man and his two teenage sons found dead in a manure pit at a Maryland dairy farm died accidentally, according to the Office of the Chief Medical E...

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3 Dairy Workers Found Dead In Manure Pit

AP | Posted 05.24.2012

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KENNEDYVILLE, Md. -- Maryland authorities are trying to find out how a man and his two teenage sons fell into a manure pit and died at the dairy farm ...

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The Death of Economic Liberty and the Birth of Crony Capitalism

Trevor Burrus | Posted 04.19.2012

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The history of crony capitalism didn't begin when big businesses and billionaires began spending fortunes on lobbying and campaign contributions. It began when the New Deal-era Supreme Court stopped protecting fundamental economic liberties guaranteed by the Constitution.

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WATCH: How One Farm Will Keep Going After Hurricane Irene

Liza de Guia | Posted 11.27.2011

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"I didn't have time to think about being scared." On August 28th, hundreds of farms in upstate New York were destroyed by massive floods caused by Hu...

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Illinois EPA Moves to Protect Apple River From Massive Sewage Lagoon

Jack Darin | Posted 11.12.2011

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Local residents, Sierra Club, and our allies working to protect a headwater stream in the beautiful Apple River watershed from being converted to a manure storage lagoon have won a major victory.

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Brooklyn Farms, Then and Now

Matthew Wills | Posted 05.25.2011

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In 1879, Queens and Kings Counties were the top two counties in market garden production in the U.S. As late as 1959, Kings Country produced 325,324 gallons of milk from 147 cows.

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Jenna Dewan Tatum Bares All for PETA

Tamar Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

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The creature is otherworldly with the face of a Botticelli and the curvy, sinewy body of a reptile. Jenna Dewan Tatum -- dancer, actress, wife of Channing Tatum -- is also an animal rights activist featured in a just-released ad by PETA.

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Conklin Dair Farm Abuse Update: No Charges For Farm Owner Gary Conklin

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Associated Press: MARYSVILLE, Ohio — The owner of a central Ohio farm won't face charges in connection with a video showing cattle being bea...

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Biography of a Pork Chop: David Kirby's Animal Factory, and the Not-So-Hidden Costs of Cheap Food

Kurt Michael Friese | Posted 05.25.2011

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Here in Iowa we have an event called RAGBRAI - The Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa - the oldest, largest and longest non-competitive...

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Conklin Dairy Video Shows Dairy Cows Being Violently Abused, Says Mercy For Animals (VIDEO)

AP / Huffington Post | By MEGHAN BARR | Posted 05.25.2011

CLEVELAND (AP/Huffington Post)-- An animal welfare group said Tuesday that a graphic video it secretly recorded shows workers at a dairy farm beating ...

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Widow To Keep Farm After Husband's Cow Massacre, Suicide

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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COPAKE, N.Y. — The widow of a New York dairy farmer who methodically slaughtered 51 cows before taking his own life says she wants to figure out...

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Cow With White Cross On Forehead Considered Divine By Some

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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STERLING, Conn. — A holy cow perhaps? Or maybe a divine bovine? A calf born at a dairy farm in Sterling last week has a white marking on its for...

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NY FarmNet Helps Distressed Dairy Farmers

AP | MICHAEL HILL | Posted 05.25.2011

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ALBANY, N.Y. — Huck Heintz has spent a busy year providing free financial consulting to dairy farmers in upstate New York. With milk selling fo...

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Flat Screen TVs And Waterbeds: The Good Life Of One Dairy Farmer's Cows

AP | JAMES BELTRAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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DES MOINES, Iowa — When it comes to comfort, Kirk Christie's cows have it all _ a new barn, a flat-screen television and waterbeds. That's beca...

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