Roadworks Hinder Farm Control Decision
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GREATER WELLINGTON regional council is not expected to decide whether to take over Whareroa Farm, near Paekakariki, till the middle of the year.   The decision had been delayed by the late completion of McKays Crossing interchange, Kapiti regional councillor Chris Turver said.
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By Eric Ferreri, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 13--DURHAM -- A plan to bring 71 upscale homes to a 44-acre piece of southeastern Durham failed Monday night when county commissioners deadlocked on it.
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Handing over more greenfield land to housing will not curb rising prices, say campaigners.
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EJIDO LA LAGUNA, Mexico  - Julian Rosales' farm is within a stone's throw of one of North America's biggest rivers, but the Mexican landowner fears he will not be able to sow his crops next year for lack of water.
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By FRANZEN  Drive on rural roads through southeastern Wisconsin on a chilly February day, and you can still find acres of windblown fields of white stretching into the distance. But the feeling of open space is illusory.
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By Bruce Henderson, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 9--Mint Hill, Stallings and Indian Trail will have to limit development in a watershed that's home to an endangered mussel, a state panel ruled Thursday.
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By Cynthia Sewell, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Mar. 4--A group of farmers, ranchers, timber companies, conservationists and sportsmen are working together to save farm and ranch land from development.
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Wide-open spaces, technological glitches and bitter cold all are potential obstacles to plans to track livestock and protect the food supply from disease and bioterrorism.
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By Curtis Morgan, The Miami Herald Mar. 7--With Lake Okeechobee rapidly receding and no rain on the radar, regional water managers said Tuesday they were being forced to install pumps to keep water flowing -- to farms for now and possibly to South Florida's suburbs in the near future.
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By JULIAN WALKER  A developer will be allowed to destroy some wetlands and streams in Chesterfield County to make way for a road extension to a planned mixed-use development.  The decision came yesterday from the State Water Control Board, which reversed a previous decision.
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Scottish livestock hauliers warn of meltdown in rural areas if rules are not eased to help move a backlog of lambs.
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By Curtis Morgan, The Miami Herald  Mar. 7--With Lake Okeechobee rapidly receding and no rain on the radar, regional water managers said Tuesday they were being forced to install pumps to keep water flowing -- to farms for now and possibly to South Florida's suburbs in the near future.
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By The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho  Dec. 15--Jerome County commissioners know all too well how difficult dairy issues are to explain to some local residents. So you'd think they'd be just as cautious about explaining dairy zoning to national tourists.
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By Philpott, Tom  Our flawed federal agricultural policies are long overdue for a major overhaul. Like a barnyard sow basking in the glow of attention at a county fair, the U.S.
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By Joyce Lobeck, The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.  Feb. 19--Possible neighbors of the proposed hog farm in eastern Yuma  County aren't quite ready to accept an animal feeding operation in their  backyard even though the company intends to break ground this week.
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Financial results were fierce for this agricultural enabler.
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. - There seem to be more tractors tearing up St. Lucie County's old citrus groves than tending them these days.