Farmers' auction off due to ban
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Britain's biggest sale of lambs is cancelled after measures imposed following a new foot-and-mouth outbreak.
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Online auction site eBay will ban all  international trade of elephant ivory on its sites, the company  said on Tuesday in a move welcomed by an animal welfare group  which found the bulk of the ivory was most likely illegal.
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California regulators on Thursday ordered farmers to stop employing field hands to weed commercial crops by hand, becoming the first state in the nation to limit such back-wrenching work.
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Â· New case occurs less than a week after all clear  Â· Government imposes national movement ban
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Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych has spoken against selling farmlands and supported extending a moratorium on farmland sale, which expires on January 1, 2005.
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By Larry Carson, The Baltimore Sun  Jun. 3--After going without any takers for five years, Howard County's agricultural preservation program has succeeded in enticing three farmers to participate by doubling the maximum per-acre price.
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Government payouts to the wealthiest farmers would be blocked in a House committee's version of a wide-ranging, five-year farm bill.
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BANGKOK : Thailand said on Tuesday that at least nine farms had been contaminated by genetically-modified crops after a seed selling scandal shut down a major part of the country&#39;s GM testing programme.
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By RICK CALLAHAN, Associated Press writer  A bill that would prohibit large livestock farms within 2 miles around schools, cities and towns drew criticism Tuesday from a state agricultural official and support from residents who said dust and odors from the farms make them ill.
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Health authorities of Shenzhen in southern Guangdong Province have issued a notice banning the sales of civet cats and other wild animals at local restaurants in order to prevent the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome.
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Traders selling banned animal products in the UK cannot be arrested due to a government "slip-up", it has emerged.
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Ebay said that it had banned auctions of virtual gold, armor and other booty amassed in World of Warcraft and other online computer games.
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Residents in three villages apply for an injunction to prevent animal rights extremists entering the area.
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Britain s well-heeled farmers, furious over a proposed law to ban fox hunting, have blocked British military from using their land for training exercises, the Daily Telegraphy reported on Sunday.
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By Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Feb. 18--A proposed federal farm bill could see some local farmers losing their subsidies and others gaining much needed dollars for research, development and marketing.
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Groups gathering near a Berkshire dairy, the scene of disturbances across three nights this week, can be removed from the area by police.
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Online auction giant eBay is set to ban ivory trade from its websites, as pressure mounts to eradicate illegal traffic in endangered species from the Internet, participants at the world forum regulating wildlife commerce said Tuesday.