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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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As Imports Increase, a Tense Dependence on China
NPR Morning Edition - May 25, 2007
Toothpaste from China is the latest official worry. This week, the Food and Drug Administration began testing it at U.S. ports of entry after contaminated Chinese toothpaste began showing up in other countries. It contained a chemical used in antifreeze,
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Hospitals go organic for patients' sake
AP - Sep 24, 2006
Patients at Good Shepherd Medical Center like the hospital food so much, some come back to eat after their stay is over.
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Farmer says locally grown spinach is safe
news10now - Sep 18, 2006
Business isn't always booming for spinach farmer[s]...but ever since commercially bagged spinach was pulled from store shelves, it's not business as usual.
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