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Schwarzenegger says California cows can keep tails

FRESNO, Calif. (AP)--California cows are the first in the nation with the legal right to swat flies as nature intended now that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill banning the painful practice of tail docking that he once mocked as being a waste of legislators' time. The governor also signed other farm bills he famously ridiculed this summer as he tried to pressure legislators to focus on balancing the state's beleaguered budget. In ... [Read More]

EU OKs millions for dairy farmers amid protests

LUXEMBOURG (AP)--The European Union agreed Oct. 19 to give the dairy sector an extra euro280 million ($420 million) in special aid, caving in to farmers' vocal demands in an effort to quell a season of unrest in agriculture. The news came as angry farmers pelted riot police with eggs and buckets of milk and choked traffic with tractors in Luxembourg, one of Europe's financial capitals. Protesters even lobbed burning tires into the EU compound ... [Read More]

Dairy farmers tell Congress more must be done

WASHINGTON (AP)--More must be done to address dire conditions facing the dairy industry, farmers told Congress on Oct. 27. "The past year has been the most difficult since I began farming in 1973,' said Paul Toft, a Rice Lake, Wis., dairy farmer and president of the Associated Milk Producers Inc. "Some say these times rival those of the Great Depression.' [Read More]

Stressed cows give less milk, force imports for Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP)--The heat seems to be getting to the cows on this U.S. Caribbean territory. For the first time in a decade, officials are importing fresh milk from the United States, saying high temperatures have stressed the island's cows and production has dropped, agriculture secretary Javier Rivera said Oct. 27. About 1 million liters (260,000 gallons) of milk have been shipped from Florida since early October, said ... [Read More]

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