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  • July 2008

    • Corn-Hungry Texas Calls for Cuts in Biofuel Mandates

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 23, 08 2:32 AM CDT

      Corn-Hungry Texas Calls for Cuts in Biofuel Mandates

      The EPA is considering a proposal from the governor of Texas to slash the amount of ethanol that oil companies are required to blend into gasoline to meet quotas, the New York Times reports. Gov. Rick Perry is calling for the EPA to cut the ethanol mandate in half, from 9 billion to 4.5 billion gallons, arguing that billions of bushels of corn should be used to feed livestock instead. More »

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      gas prices  • Environmental Protection Agency  • biofuel  • ethanol  • corn  • oil companies  • livestock

  • June 2008
  • May 2008

    • Organic Meat Is Climate Culprit

      newser  |  BBC  |  May 8, 08 10:29 AM CDT

      Organic Meat Is Climate Culprit

      The gas production, need for space, and food requirements required by organic and free-range livestock hurt the environment more than their traditional counterparts, the BBC reports. Organic poultry can heat the earth some 45% more than indoor poultry, one group said; and a UN division found that farm animals heat the Earth more than transport. The reports have led experts to push indoor "precision husbandry." More »

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      animal  • carbon footprint  • deforestation  • organic food  • livestock  • beef  • methane  • pork  • poultry  • dairy

  • November 2007

    • UK Farmers Facing Tax for Cattle Outbreaks

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Nov 18, 07 6:14 PM CST

      UK Farmers Facing Tax for Cattle Outbreaks

      UK farmers face an $82 million tax bill to pay for curbing cattle infections. Farmers are likely to gripe, the Guardian reports, because diseases have already slammed profits—and the government is to blame for leaking foot and mouth disease from a lab last summer. But the environment ministry is cutting $615 million and must balance the books after recent outbreaks. More »

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      agriculture  • outbreak  • livestock  • disease control  • Foot and Mouth Disease

  • October 2007

    • To Save the Earth, Gobble Chicken

      newser  |  Salon  |  Oct 22, 07 4:06 PM CDT

      To Save the Earth, Gobble Chicken

      When it comes to environmentally friendly eating habits, a vegetarian diet isn't necessarily the answer. PETA would have us believe that meat consumption is the single biggest cause of global warming, but the group is misinformed, Salon says—fossil fuels are to blame. To chow down ethically, steer clear of gas-producing beef and pork products and order chicken. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • greenhouse gases  • PETA  • livestock  • pork  • vegetarianism  • poultry

  • August 2007

    • Sabotage Eyed In Outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Aug 9, 07 6:17 AM CDT

      Sabotage Eyed In Outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth

      British officials are pursuing the possibility that latest outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease could be the result of sabotage, the Times reports. They've ruled out water leaks spreading the virus from a research lab to nearby farms,and have concluded that "release by human movement must be considered a real possibility," said a report prepared for Gordon Brown. More »

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      health  • London  • England  • safety  • outbreak  • cattle  • cows  • livestock  • foot and mouth disease  • sabotage

    • UK Inspects 3rd Foot and Mouth Case

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Aug 8, 07 4:47 PM CDT

      UK Inspects 3rd Foot and Mouth Case

      A third suspected case of foot and mouth disease has been located in southern England, health officials said, as the EU lifted a ban on slaughtering animals but kept up the prohibition on exporting animal products. Meanwhile, the Guardian reports that British veterinary investigators pinpointed two research labs they say have a “strong probability” of initiating the outbreak. More »

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      health  • European Union  • England  • farming  • outbreak  • exports  • epidemic  • livestock  • foot and mouth disease

    • Foot and Mouth Outbreak Traced to Lab

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 5, 07 11:13 AM CDT

      Foot and Mouth Outbreak Traced to Lab

      An English research lab is the likely source of a recent outbreak of foot and mouth disease, the Guardian reports. British government officials believe a batch of experimental vaccine leaked and spread to a nearby farm. Scientists were tipped to the possible leak by the fact that the strain of the virus is not one that occurs naturally, but is a vaccine strain. More »

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      England  • disease  • agriculture  • farming  • outbreak  • vaccine  • livestock

    • UK Cattle Test Positive for Foot-and-Mouth

      newser  |  Independent (UK)  |  Aug 4, 07 6:35 AM CDT

      UK Cattle Test Positive for Foot-and-Mouth

      Britain faces its first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in six years after a herd of beef cattle in Guildford tested positive, reports the Independent . The news forced Gordon Brown to cancel his vacation as the government introduced emergency measures banning all transportation of cattle and pigs and throwing up a "protection zone" in the region. More »

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      Great Britain  • food  • Gordon Brown  • disease  • safety  • agriculture  • outbreak  • livestock  • beef

  • July 2007

    • Why Wall Street Is Bullish on Texas

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 28, 07 4:11 PM CDT

      Why Wall Street Is Bullish on Texas

      Companies with Texas offices save thousands by hosting cattle or growing crops on their property, the WSJ reports. The state’s “agricultural exemption” grants hefty property tax breaks to firms devoting at least part of their land to preserving or cultivating nature. Fidelity saved more than $318,000 by allowing 24 longhorns to graze near its offices. More »

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      Texas  • Wall Street  • taxes  • crops  • livestock  • businesses

    • High Food Prices Hurt World's Poor

      newser  |  Christian Science Monitor  |  Jul 24, 07 5:36 PM CDT

      High Food Prices Hurt World's Poor

      For the world's poorest people, the quantity and quality of food are increasingly at risk. Wholesale prices of  basic foods are 21% higher now than in 2005, with grain surging more than 30%. What's more, the total volume of food delivered by US-funded groups has declined 52% in the last 5 years, reports the Christian Science Monitor. More »

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      China  • India  • food  • food prices  • biofuel  • charity  • poverty  • livestock  • fertilizer  • aid programs

  • May 2007

    • Livestock Pigging Out on Junk Food

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  May 21, 07 3:41 PM CDT

      Livestock Pigging Out on Junk Food

      The biofuel craze has doubled the price of corn in just a few years, forcing farmers from Pennsylvania to California find alternatives to feed their livestock. What they're coming up with is cookies, candy bars, cheese curls, breakfast cereal and french fries, reports the Wall Street Journal. More »

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      food  • animal  • biofuel  • ethanol  • farming  • corn  • cattle  • livestock  • pigs  • farmers markets

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