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	<title>Happenings on the Ranch &#187; chickens</title>
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		<title>Antibiotics in our Food: Why Are We Still Discussing This?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here we go again.  The FDA announced in late June the availability of a draft guidance entitled “The Judicious Use of Medically Important Antimicrobial Drugs in Food-Producing Animals.” Any draft guidance the FDA issues is intended to inform the public of their current thinking on a particular topic.
Already the title is questionable.  &#8220;Medically important.&#8221;  To me that means it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA On-Farm Tests for Salmonella Results in Commercial Egg Recall. Check Your Eggs!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since I&#8217;ve been suffering with this back issue for about a month I haven&#8217;t been feeling very creative, so this is the first post in about three weeks.  But this one is important so I&#8217;m back.
Last week the FDA conductede an on-farm records review and Salmonella testing at Wright County Egg in Iowa and discovered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How a Farmer Can Tell it&#8217;s Hot Out</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karin</dc:creator>
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The thermometer in the greenhouse reads &#8220;The devil called; he wants his furnace back.&#8221;
Just looking out the window at what needs to be harvested makes you sweat.
15 minutes outside requires 25 minutes inside and 2 liters of water.
You hallucinate that each vegetable you pull off the plants is yelling, &#8220;Pick me! Pick me!&#8221;
The day&#8217;s weather page [...]]]></description>
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		<title>They&#8217;re baaaack.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No, they&#8217;re not poltergeist.  But they are like something out of a scary movie.  They&#8217;re both fascinating and terrifying at the same time from our perspective.  It&#8217;s survival of the fittest. Who&#8217;s quicker, us or them?  They have stealth on their side but we have a rifle.  They invade quietly, one on the attack while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fair Trade Organic Coffee Deal; Baby Quail</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a follow up to my last post, I received an email that helped me find a source for Fair Trade and Organic coffee &#8211; and it&#8217;s even at a bargain price!  Amazon.com has an offer on a BuyWell 100% Fair Trade Organic Single Origin Sampler: Peru, Guatemala, Sumatra, 12-Ounce Bags (Pack of 3 &#8211; Whole [...]]]></description>
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