RICHMOND, Va. — The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is suing Virginia water protection officials to require large livestock operations to fence off rivers and streams from their animals. The lawsuit, scheduled to be heard Thursday in Richmond Circuit Court, is aimed ...

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A livestock feed producer says it expects to create about 20 jobs within two years at its new distribution center in Hagerstown.

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FREDERICK — Organizers of the 150th Great Frederick Fair are taking steps to ensure the event is free of the swine flu after the illness was detected in animals at other state fairs. Maryland State Veterinarian Guy Hohenhaus says the ...

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DES MOINES, Iowa — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack pushed Monday for Congress to act on a farm bill that would reinstate expired disaster assistance programs for farmers experiencing the worst drought in nearly seven decades. Programs authorized in the 2008 ...

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday blocked a California law that would require euthanizing downed livestock at federally inspected slaughterhouses to keep the meat out of the nation’s food system. The high court ruled that the state’s 2009 state ...

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed ready Wednesday to block a California law that would require euthanizing downed livestock at federally inspected slaughterhouses to keep the meat out of the nation’s food system. The court heard an appeal from the ...

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HAGERSTOWN — A dairy farmer’s life is one of routine and discipline, each day beginning with the rising sun. The economic side of dairy farming isn’t nearly as predictable. “When it comes to working with cows, that’s almost the easy ...

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NEW MARKET — Those protruding horns on Texas Longhorn cattle don’t make the animals dangerous, according to Suzanne Moxley. “Don’t let the horns scare you,” Moxley said. “People think they’re mean. It doesn’t mean they are bulls because they have ...

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