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    An unoccupied lifeboat drifts near Kodakarajima island. Japanese authorities are racing to find dozens of missing sailors from a cargo ship that sank in a typhoon.
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    2nd Crew Member Found Alive From Cattle-Carrying Ship That Sank Off Japan

    Sep 04, 2020
    Another typhoon is bearing down on the search area as rescuers rush to find more survivors from the Gulf Livestock 1, which went down Wednesday with 43 crew and some 5,800 head of cattle aboard.
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    Utah Authorities Seek Information On Cattle Shooting Cases

    Oct 29, 2019

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Humane Society of Utah has offered a $2,500 reward for information leading to those responsible for fatally shooting cattle in multiple counties.

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    Goats and Soda
    Livestock is inspected for anthrax at a market in Indonesia.
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    The Unanswered Questions About Anthrax

    May 17, 2019
    The full impact of this potentially fatal disease is unknown. A new report calculates the places where animals and people are at risk.
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    The Salt
    Researchers have won a prize for discovering that a cow's genetics determine which microbes populate its gut. Some of those microbes produce the greenhouse gas methane that comes out of cow belches and farts and ends up in the atmosphere.
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    Gassy Cows Warm The Planet. Scientists Think They Know How To Squelch Those Belches

    Sep 22, 2017
    Researchers have won a prize for discovering that a cow's genetics determine which microbes populate its gut. Some of those microbes produce the greenhouse gas methane that ends up in the atmosphere.
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    The Salt
    Not only are kids raising animals and learning the how-tos of vaccinations and record-keeping, 4-H'ers are also being taught how to add up the costs and weigh them against future profits.
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    For 4-H Kids, Saying Goodbye To An Animal Can Be The Hardest Lesson

    Aug 30, 2017
    After a year of training, feeding and caring for an animal, kids learn what it takes to raise livestock for food and then let it go. And while it can be tough, it's part of the business of farming.
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    The Salt
    Farmer Wendy Johnson markets hogs, chickens, eggs and seasonal turkeys. She also grows organic row crops at Joia Food Farm near Charles City, Iowa.
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    How, And Why, Some Farmers Are Bringing Livestock Back To The Prairie

    Aug 01, 2017
    Some farmers are grazing different types of animals on the same land in a carefully controlled pattern, which ideally will enhance animal welfare and also help regenerate the landscape.
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    The Salt
    Jon McConaughy, owner of Double Brook Farm, stands in the field with his flock of sheep.
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    This Farmer Wants To Give Animals A Better Life — And Death

    Jun 05, 2017
    Livestock farmer Jon McConaughy's animals live their whole lives on his farm - and die there, too, in his slaughterhouse. He tries to make the end as stress-free and respectful as he can, he says.
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    Chew On This For Earth Day: How Our Diets Impact The Planet

    Apr 22, 2017
    The foods we choose to put on our plates — or toss away – could have more of an ecological impact than many of us realize.
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    A Maasai elder tends to his cattle.
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    What Does Vaccinating Cows Have To Do With A Girl's Education?

    Dec 14, 2016
    A new study out of Kenya looks beyond the usual questions to determine the broader impact of protecting a farmer's livestock.
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    The Salt
    Phil Taylor hopes his startup, Mad Agriculture, can use insects to help cut food waste.
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    For These Entrepreneurs, Cutting Food Waste Starts In A Maggot Bucket

    Dec 13, 2016
    Instead of letting food rot, some entrepreneurs want to use it to feed insects, which can then nourish livestock. But federal regulations have been slow to catch up to the growth of insect farms.
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    Desert Farming - A Look At Nevada's Farm-To-Table Movement

    Oct 14, 2016

    Despite Nevada's desert climate, the farm-to-table movement in the state has grown in recent years.

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    The Salt
    Kelly Nissen carefully rations out feed for the cows at the Iowa State University Beef Nutrition Farm.
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    Taking Cues From Human Nutrition To Reduce Antibiotic Use In Livestock

    Apr 13, 2016
    Researchers are trying to figure out whether probiotics — the stuff we like to eat in yogurt to keep our guts healthy — could also help pigs, cows and chickens thrive.
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    The Salt
    The Kuner Feedlot in Kersey, Colo., is part of JBS's Five Rivers cattle feeding operation.
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    Inside The World's Largest Food Company You've Probably Never Heard Of

    Jul 10, 2015
    Executives at JBS, the world's largest meat producer, know consumers want to know more about how their food is sourced. But the very nature of their business is grisly and sometimes unpalatable.
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    Video: Semi Full Of Piglets Flips In Ohio; Police Try To Corral Hundreds

    Jun 08, 2015
    There were 2,200 pigs on board at the time of the crash, and 300-400 were killed.
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    The Salt
    Since 2009, country-of-origin labels on packages of beef, pork, chicken and other kinds of meat have been mandatory. They are supposed to list where a harvested animal was born, raised, and slaughtered.
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    Should Labels Say Meat Was Made In USA? Ranchers, Meatpackers Disagree

    Mar 06, 2015
    U.S. ranchers want consumers to know their meat came from cattle "raised in America." Meatpackers argue such labels add cost without much benefit. A trade dispute could soon make the labels disappear.
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    Righteous Porkchop: Finding Good Food Beyond Factory Farms

    Mar 08, 2012
    Nicolette Hahn Niman was an environmental lawyer when Bobby Kennedy, Jr. asked her to look into hog manure pollution.
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