Wednesday May 20th 2009, 7:26 pm
A BAZADAISE bull is lucky to be at the Fraser Coast Show, since the bull comes from French stock almost eaten out by the Germans in World War II.
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Ancestors survived WWII - no bull (News Mail)
Jolley: Delivering The Coup de Grâce To No NAIS sayers? (CattleNetwork.com)
Wednesday May 20th 2009, 4:30 pm
Kevin Coupe, who bills himself as ‘Content Guy’ for MorningNewsBeat.com , an online news service that bills itself as Retail News in Context, Analysis with Attitude , wrote about the NAIS controversy this morning.
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DePaul student tests positive for swine flu (Chicago Tribune)
Wednesday May 20th 2009, 10:00 am
A DePaul University student tested positive for the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, the university announced Tuesday. "We do not believe there is any cause for alarm," the university said in a statement.
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Asbestos danger overlooked.
Wednesday May 20th 2009, 10:00 am
If the government is proposing an agenda for green growth while it neglects problems that threaten the people’s daily life and health, Korea cannot be called an advanced country.
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Time for Superfund meeting, informed decisions.
Wednesday May 20th 2009, 10:00 am
Our sleepy, little community is being viewed internationally as a player in a global energy struggle because the Cotter Uranium Processing Mill south of Cañon City is one of only two places where yellowcake could be produced to fuel nuclear reactors.
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Ranchers tell USDA why they oppose animal ID plan.
Wednesday May 20th 2009, 10:00 am
The concerns from ranchers haven't changed much over five years and they still complain about cost, bureaucratic suffocation, effectiveness of the animal ID program to control disease outbreak.
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Meet - and eat - the modified Atlantic salmon (The Globe and Mail)
Wednesday May 20th 2009, 4:51 am
FDA to approve Aqua Bounty's new fish tweaked with genetic material from chinook salmon and eel-like species called ocean pout
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Ranchers tell USDA why they oppose animal ID plan (AP via Yahoo! News)
Wednesday May 20th 2009, 4:38 am
Just 36 percent of ranchers are taking part in a federal program started five years ago to trace livestock in the event of a disease outbreak.
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SKorean PM chides unionists for violence (TODAYonline)
Wednesday May 20th 2009, 4:31 am
South Korean riot-police run towards protesters during a rally in Seoul. The country's prime minister has promised a stern crackdown on illegal strikes and violent protests by union members, saying they are damaging the nation's image and impeding economic recovery.
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Meet - and eat - the modified Atlantic salmon (The Globe and Mail)
Wednesday May 20th 2009, 4:01 am
It looks like a normal Atlantic salmon, and the fish's creators say it tastes like one, too.But this is no ordinary fish that Aqua Bounty Technologies has produced.
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