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    Apr 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  1. Federal poultry regulations relaxed in spending law

    Farming advocates are pressing Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski to reverse a little-noticed measure approved by Congress last month that rescinded tough new rules on the poultry industry — a move that has strained the already rocky relationship between mom-and-pop chicken farmers on the Eastern Shore and Salisbury-based Perdue.
    Farming advocates are pressing Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski to reverse a little-noticed measure approved by Congress last month that rescinded tough new rules on the poultry industry — a move that has strained the already rocky relationship between mom-...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Litigation and Regulation, Government Contracts, Andrew P Harris

  2. Dec 20, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  3. Eastern Shore farmers, Perdue win pollution lawsuit

    Ruling in a bitterly contested case with national ramifications, a federal judge found Thursday that the Waterkeeper Alliance failed to prove that an Eastern Shore farm's chicken houses were polluting a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay.
    Ruling in a bitterly contested case with national ramifications, a federal judge found Thursday that the Waterkeeper Alliance failed to prove that an Eastern Shore farm's chicken houses were polluting a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay. U.S. District...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Government, National Government, Prosecution

  4. Oct 9, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  5. Poultry pollution suit goes to trial

    A dispute that started three years ago when environmentalists accused an Eastern Shore chicken farm and one of the nation's largest poultry companies of polluting a stream that ultimately flows to the Chesapeake Bay comes to a head Tuesday in a Baltimore federal courtroom.
    A dispute that started three years ago when environmentalists accused an Eastern Shore chicken farm and one of the nation's largest poultry companies of polluting a stream that ultimately flows to the Chesapeake Bay comes to a head Tuesday in a...

    Tags: Chemical Industry, Environmental Politics, Laws, Fertilizer, Trials

  6. Oct 3, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  7. Boniface family deals with death, looks ahead for Maryland Million Day

    The Boniface family of Bonita Farm in Darlington has been through a lot this year.
    The Boniface family of Bonita Farm in Darlington has been through a lot this year. Benjamin Boniface, 20, died when he lost control of his pickup truck on the private farm lane early one morning in June after "he failed to negotiate a curve," according...

    Tags: Laurel Park, Triple Crown, Horse and Harness Racing, Preakness Stakes, Equestrian

  8. Sep 29, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  9. Pig farmers are guilty of cruelty to animals

    I strongly object to letter writer Rick Berman's views regarding the "humane" treatment of pregnant pigs ("Pregnant pigs treated humanely," Sept. 22). No reasonable person objects to pregnant pigs being kept in separate pens, but you don't need to be a...

    Tags: Food Industry, Consumer Goods Industries, Marquis de Sade

  10. Oct 11, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  11. Study links living near livestock with drug-resistant infection

    Living near a livestock farm may increase your risk of acquiring an antibiotic-resistant infection, according to a new study led by researchers from Johns Hopkins' <a href="http://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2012/feingold_livestock_associated_MRSA.html">Bloomberg School of Public Health</a>.
    Living near a livestock farm may increase your risk of acquiring an antibiotic-resistant infection, according to a new study led by researchers from Johns Hopkins' Bloomberg School of Public Health. In reviewing data from the Netherlands, a team of...

    Tags: Staphylococcal Infection , Pneumonia, Netherlands, Veal, MRSA

  12. Jun 13, 2012 |Story| Patuxent Homestead
  13. Aberdeen resident risks running a-'fowl' of city law

    The Aberdeen City Council heard a request to let residents keep chickens, among other issues, at Monday night's meeting. Frank Turner said he lives on Chesapeake Court with his wife, two children and six chickens they keep as pets and use the eggs....

    Tags: Local Government, Doug Miller, Foods and Beverages, Cal Ripken, Aberdeen

  14. Aug 2, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  15. Food or fuel?

    This year's drought has already raised wholesale corn prices dramatically, and consumers will likely soon feel the pinch at the grocery store checkout. Economists are warning of a 3-4 percent rise in food prices this year and next as well, an especially poorly-timed circumstance given the recent weakness in the economy.
    This year's drought has already raised wholesale corn prices dramatically, and consumers will likely soon feel the pinch at the grocery store checkout. Economists are warning of a 3-4 percent rise in food prices this year and next as well, an especially...

    Tags: Natural Disasters, Consumer Goods Industries, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Droughts, Market and Exchange

  16. Aug 27, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  17. Mikulski, Cardin seek more help for chicken farmers

    U.S. Sens. Barbara A. Mikulski and Benjamin L. Cardin joined an informal Chicken Caucus of senators Monday to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture to step up efforts to help the mid-Atlantic poultry industry cope with the economic impact of drought....

    Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Democratic Party, Thomas R. Carper, Barbara A. Mikulski, Benjamin L. Cardin

  18. Jul 12, 2012 |Story| Patuxent Homestead
  19. Harford senator blasts possible new nutrient regulations for farmers

    New state nutrient management regulations could have an adverse effect on farmers throughout Maryland, if they're upheld by a review committee. The Joint Committee on Administrative Executive and Legislative Review met Tuesday in Annapolis to look over...

    Tags: Fencing, Agriculture, Harford Community College, Maryland General Assembly

  20. Jul 18, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  21. Md. corn crops suffer in drought

    Queenstown farmer John Draper's corn crop looks bleak &mdash; ears that normally have 18 or 20 rows of kernels have 14 rows due to a lack of rain. Others have few or shriveled kernels, and some stalks haven't grown any ears at all.
    Queenstown farmer John Draper's corn crop looks bleak — ears that normally have 18 or 20 rows of kernels have 14 rows due to a lack of rain. Others have few or shriveled kernels, and some stalks haven't grown any ears at all. Yet, with a shot at...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Disasters, Arable Farming, Consumer Goods Industries, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport

  22. Jul 25, 2012 |Story| Patuxent Homestead
  23. 25th Harford Farm Fair gets set up for four-day run

    What's your favorite part of the Harford County Farm Fair? For Aimee O'Neill, the fair's co-chairman and longtime director, the fair's scores of farm and home arts exhibits are the best, and it would seem many would agree with her.
    What's your favorite part of the Harford County Farm Fair? For Aimee O'Neill, the fair's co-chairman and longtime director, the fair's scores of farm and home arts exhibits are the best, and it would seem many would agree with her. "My favorite part of...

    Tags: Culture, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Harford County, Pies and Tarts, Ceremonies

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