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PNW Livestock Organizations Unite To Protest Grizzly Bear Plan
PNW Livestock Organizations Unite To Protest Grizzly Bear Plan
PNW Livestock Organizations Unite To Protest Grizzly Bear Plan
This week, livestock organizations in the northwest United States joined together to send a formal letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, asking the federal organization to not proceed with a plan to introduce an experimental population of grizzly bears to the North Cascade ecosystem.
New SD Law Gives More Protection to Ag Operations
New SD Law Gives More Protection to Ag Operations
New SD Law Gives More Protection to Ag Operations
A new law in South Dakota makes it harder to file nuisance complaints or lawsuits against an agricultural operation.  South Dakota Searchlight said it will also limit the amount of monetary awards.  After legislators approved the bill earlier this winter, Governor Kristi Noem signed it at a Mitchell, South Dakota, implement dealership last week.  She said agricult...
Canada: Product of U.S. Label a Solution Without a Problem
Canada: Product of U.S. Label a Solution Without a Problem
Canada: Product of U.S. Label a Solution Without a Problem
A recent proposal by USDA which involves meat product labelling immediately raised the spectre of COOL, Country-of-Origin labelling, for Canadian red meat sectors.  USDA proposed that ‘only’ meat products derived from animals born, raised, slaughtered, and processed in the United States should be allowed to carry a Made in the USA label.  Back in late 2...
ODFW Crews Called To Four Depredations Last Week
ODFW Crews Called To Four Depredations Last Week
ODFW Crews Called To Four Depredations Last Week
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife was very busy last week with several depredations in the eastern part of the state.   Investigators were called all to private pasture land in the Silver Creek area of Harney County on Monday, February 27th.  Th...
Wolf Trapped Killed In Union County
Wolf Trapped Killed In Union County
Wolf Trapped Killed In Union County
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said a male wolf was trapped and killed February 4th on private land in Union County.  The wolf was trapped by USDA Wildlife Services, acting as an agent at the producer's request.  ODFW said the wolf was trapped in the same pasture where wolves had previous depredated calves.   Wolves hav...

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