今年，为了减少秋季黑鸟的数量，米德兰的农民在春季黑鸟停飞期间，申请了发放少量有毒大米的许可。
This year Midland farmers sought permits to set out small amounts of poisoned rice during the blackbirds' spring stop in order to reduce the fall blackbird population.
有毒大米的丑闻在这个月早些时候曝光；大米交易商们承认进口了一些发霉或者是带有杀虫剂的大米。这些大米本来是工业用的。
The scandal broke earlier this month when rice traders admitted to importing rice tainted with mold or pesticide that was intended for industrial USES.
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