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Trent Hills -- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency found no sheep to slaughter Monday morning at Montana Jones' Wholearth Farm Studio near Hastings. The 41 rare Shropshire Sheep were allegedly taken from the barn sometime overnight by an organization identifying itself as the Farmers' Peace Corps.

The New Mexico Department of Health and the New Mexico Livestock Board issued a press release Thursday advising families to avoid potential exposure to salmonella by not giving baby chicks and ducklings to children as Easter gifts:

Nearly a week has passed since a federal judge in New York ruled that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must start taking action on certain antibiotic usage in animal agriculture. As the dust clears, and more evaluations have taken place, veterinarians associated with food-animal production are speaking up.