Articles tagged with: agriculture
by Kara Joy McKee
As the new general operations manager of the Oklahoma Food Cooperative (OKF), I had the privilege to travel to our nation’s capital last month to get a front and center view of the creativity and politics of the international local food movement. The OKF had been chosen to participate in the Wallace Foundation’s 2009 Community Food Enterprise study, which sought to identify the most promising and innovative local food projects going on today…
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Read the full story »The governor’s office announced today a federal disaster designation has been approved for all counties in the state.
Under the designation, farmers and ranchers are eligible for low-interest Farm Service Agency loans to address losses caused by extreme weather conditions between Sept. 1, 2008, and June 30, according to the governor’s press office.
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Read the full story »A federal judge has ruled that poultry litter can be considered a solid waste under federal environmental laws.
The ruling Friday morning by U.S. District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell was a victory for Oklahoma in the state’s pollution lawsuit against 12 Arkansas poultry companies. A trial will be Sept. 21.
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Read the full story »It’s hard to picture the crystal-clear Illinois River that Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson remembers from his youth, how he could look to the bottom and spot a dime, no matter how deep the water.
That was almost 45 years ago, and time has not been a friend. Pristine water has turned to green soup in some places. Algae coats the rocks and pebbles that once seemed to sparkle when the light was just so.
The river’s watershed — where Edmondson saw his first daddy longlegs, floated away endless summer days and still comes to recharge — is the centerpiece of his federal lawsuit against the Arkansas poultry industry, which he says polluted the area with tons of bird waste from hundreds of poultry farms.
OK Food Coop founder Bob Waldrop is tracking a bill in Congress that threatens to put small farmers out of business.
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