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Cows feed at a dairy farm in West Weber recently. (MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner)

Multigenerational dairy business suffers in West Weber; same across Utah

Michael McFall Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, April 16, 2012 - 6:09am

WEST WEBER — Ron Gibson grew up to become a fifth-generation dairy farmer, and he’s raising the sixth generation now.

He’ll be raising and milking his cows with his sons as long as he can — but the way the industry has been going, it has been a stressful and uncertain time for him and many others.

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Statewide crop outlook is positive for 2012

Michael McFall Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, March 30, 2012 - 6:24pm

HOOPER — Rulon Fowers, a hay farmer in Hooper, is hopeful for the next year.

Statewide, farmers intend to plant more acres of barley, wheat and hay than they did last year, and sow just as much corn and oat seeds, according to a report released Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The most significant increase is in the amount of barley that farmers intend to plant, which the USDA reported as up 14 percent.

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Idaho governor says lack of logging puts state at risk of major wildfire

Sean Cockerham McClatchy Newspapers

Last updated Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 6:16pm

WASHINGTON -- Idaho is at big risk for a catastrophic wildfire because of the lack of logging, Gov. Butch Otter told members of Congress on Tuesday.

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Forest Service boss touts benefits of use rule change

Eric Barker Lewiston Tribune

Last updated Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 8:00am

BOISE, Idaho -- U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell is optimistic the agency's new planning procedures will lead to needed restoration and protection of soil, water and wildlife habitat while also reducing appeals and lawsuits.

Tidwell visits Boise Monday at the invitation of Sen. Mike Crapo and plans to discuss the proposed rules that were unveiled earlier this month and expected to become final in March. The rules outline procedures individual forests must use when updating their guiding documents known as forest plans. The new rules have been criticized both for being too lenient and too strict in the approach they take to protecting biological diversity.

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FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2010 file photo, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack speaks in Concord, N.H. The Obama administration says new rules to manage nearly 200 million acres of national forests will protect watersheds and wildlife while promoting uses ranging from recreation to logging. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)

US to unveil new forest rules

Matthew Daly The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 1:19pm

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration says new rules to manage nearly 200 million acres of national forests will protect watersheds and wildlife while promoting uses ranging from recreation to logging.

The new rules, to replace guidelines thrown out by a federal court in 2009, are set to be released Thursday by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. A summary was obtained by The Associated Press.

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USDA targets stores in food stamp trafficking

Laura Crimaldi The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, November 19, 2011 - 5:47pm

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A criminal swindle of the nation’s $64.7 billion food stamp program is playing out at small neighborhood stores around the country, where thousands of retailers are suspected of trading deals with customers, exchanging lesser amounts of cash for their stamps.

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