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Farm Aid and Family Dairy Farmers Call for Immediate Action to Resolve Ongoing Dairy Crisis
Farm Aid - Jun 25, 2010
Farm Aid joined family farmers from across the country today in Madison, Wisc., at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) joint public workshop examining competition in the dairy industry. The workshop comes 18 months into an unprecedented crisis for dairy farmers. Low prices and high production costs, combined with a tightening credit market, have pushed thousands of family farmers out of business.
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ADHD In Children: PESTICIDES May Be Missing Link
The Huffington Post - May 17, 2010
A new analysis of U.S. health data links children's attention-deficit disorder with exposure to common pesticides used on fruits and vegetables.
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It Takes a Community to Sustain a Local Farm
Grist Magazine - Jan 5, 2010
These days it seems the most popular person to be in the food system is the "local farmer". But as anyone who has ever raised grain or livestock can tell you, the farmer is not the only person in the chain of players from her farm to your fork. In addition to producers, your food chain includes processors, distributors or transporters, and retailers.
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E. Coli Kills 2 and Sickens Many; Focus Is on Beef
The New York Times - Nov 2, 2009
Two people, one from New Hampshire and another from upstate New York, have died after eating ground beef that may be responsible for an E. coli outbreak linked to illness in more than two dozen people.
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