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• China finds no bird flu outbreak
YANJIAO, China - China's Agriculture Ministry said on Thursday that it had found no bird flu cases amongst poultry in Beijing or areas surrounding the city after a woman in the capital died of the H5N1 form of the virus. Experts had fanned out to ...
• Timber company drops plan for forest roads
Agriculture Undersecretary Mark Rey indicated as recently as last week that the changes negotiated privately by the Forest Service and Plum Creek would become final before he leaves office when the Bush administration ends this month. Rey, a former ...
• What does it cost to raise a child born in 2009?
Department of Agriculture estimates the cost of raising a baby from birth through age 17 ranges from $148,000 to nearly $300,000, depending on household income levels. It's estimated that raising a baby the first year alone costs about $11,000. "We're ...
• Historians battle Wal-Mart near Civil War site
... including President James Madison's restored home, Montpelier — and its agricultural heritage, which now includes several popular wineries. "If we define ourselves and promote ourselves as something different, with tourism and agriculture, we really ...
• 24’ ups the ante in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON - Early one cold November morning, actress Annie Wersching leads Kiefer Sutherland to an “armored” SUV with dark windows parked outside the U.S. Department of Agriculture building. After director Brad Turner yells “Cut,” onlookers ...