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Two people in one week were arrested for packing heat at a Washington congressional building.
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Pork council spokesman says incoming 
president might have been talking turkey

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The incoming president of the National Pork Producers Council in the U.S. was arrested July 23 when officers at a congressional office building found a loaded 9-mm Ruger handgun in his bag, the Washington Post reports. Ronald William Prestage, 59, who lives in Camden, S.C., was charged with carrying a handgun outside a home or
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Ex-CFIA doc pleads guilty over stray brucellosis

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Canada’s first chance to prosecute a breach of its laws against traffic in dangerous pathogens has ended in a guilty plea from a previously well-regarded researcher over stray vials of brucellosis-causing bacteria. Dr. Klaus Nielsen, who had worked at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s Fallowfield lab southwest of Ottawa, was first arrested in October 2012 on
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China halts some U.S. pork imports over feed additive use

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Chicago | Reuters –– China has barred pork imports from six U.S processing plants and six cold storage facilities effective on Wednesday to enforce its ban on the use of a feed additive that promotes lean muscle growth, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday. China currently requires third-party verification that U.S. pork shipped to
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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle fall sharply with initial cash prices

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished down sharply on Tuesday, pressured by preliminary sales of slaughter-ready or cash cattle at lower prices, traders said. August ended down the three-cents-per-pound daily price limit at 149.625 cents (all figures US$). October finished 2.775 cents lower, at 147.675 cents. On Tuesday morning, a
(National Pork Board (U.S.) photo via ARS/USDA)
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Russia’s sanctions no surprise for pork industry

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CNS Canada — Russian sanctions implemented last week halting food imports from the U.S., Canada and the European Union have jarred Canada’s pork industry, which exports a large amount of product to Russia annually. “It’s quite a significant impact in terms of the disruption it creates,” said Martin Rice, executive director at the Canadian Pork
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U.S. livestock: CME live cattle turn higher on short-covering

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures on Monday closed higher on short-covering after last week’s heavy losses, traders said. August ended up 0.075 cent per pound at 152.625 cents, October 0.45 higher at 150.45 and December one cent higher at 151.25 cents (all figures US$). Futures made headway after settling
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New PEDv study looks at manure pits

Researchers want to know whether the virus is lurking in manure pits and how long it can survive

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Researchers are hoping the province’s manure pits will hold some clues to controlling the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus. The council, the Manitoba Livestock Manure Management Initiative and Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development are asking producers to submit manure samples to help assesses where the virus could be lurking and how long it survives.

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