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Another approach is to try to displace O157:H7 in farm animals, whose manure can be spread to nearby farmland.
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"One of my favorite sayings is 'The best manure on the farm is the owner's footprint, '" he says.
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"When people get a little carried away, they forget how all their guests may feel, " says Ms. Post, referring to wedding registries that might include such things as farm animals, honey bees and even manure.
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Many new initiatives in the bill fund research and programs for farm-based biofuels, including everything from making methane out of cow manure to planting switchgrass and especially, growing corn to make ethanol, which has been promoted as a means toward energy independence.
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The federal lawsuit was filed in 2010, after representatives from Waterkeeper flew over the farm and identified what they initially believed to be a large uncovered pile of chicken manure.
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In 1996, the Labor Department accused DeCoster of maintaining "sweatshop conditions" for migrant workers at its Turner, Maine, chicken farm, where then-Labor Secretary Robert Reich said workers risked salmonella by handling dead chickens and manure with their bare hands.
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