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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: National Pork Producers Council

National Pork Producers Council stories: 2 news summaries

(Newser) - The World Health Organization will stop using the term "swine flu" and instead call the virus by its technical name, H1N1 influenza A, reports the Times of London. The UN agency made the move after nations began slaughtering pigs and banning pork products in a misguided effort to stem... More »

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pork • National Pork Producers Council • National Pork Board • swine flu • H1N1 virus

 Farmers Aim
 to Plow Over
 Conserved Land 

Wetlands, grassland now needed for corn

Jul 11, 08 4:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Millions of acres set aside as grasslands and wetlands could soon be plowed under if farmers and livestock producers have their way, reports the Washington Post.  As food prices soar, the Department of Agriculture is under pressure to release acreage from the Conservation Reserve Program that pays farmers not... More »

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ethanol • corn • Department of Agriculture • American Meat Institute • Conservation Reserve Program • farmers • National Pork Producers Council • Environmental Defense Fund • National Wildlife Federation

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