Category: blame game
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Blame
Well, it looks like the Farm Bill got stalled out.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/11/17/news/state/37-filibuster.txt">GOP filibuster stymies Farm Bill</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>A wide-ranging rewrite of the Farm Bill fell victim Friday to a Republican filibuster in the Senate, threatening enactment of new and expanded subsidies promised to farmers by lawmakers seeking re-election next year.<br />n<br />nThough politically popular,…
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Blame Game
When <a href="http://governor.mt.gov/governor/govbio.asp">Gov. Brian Schweitzer</a> announced a special session to pay for the fire fighting costs this year, the Montana Blogs started up. Depending on which blog you read, either the Republicans or the Democrats were to blame for this and that was the end of the story. As normal I didn't believe either side…
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Other Conclusions
I found <a href="http://www.montana.edu/cpa/news/nwview.php?article=4850">this study</a> about Montana cattle and feed lots, interesting. I will sum up what it says and my comment on it.<br />n<br />n1.) Feed lot operators in the Midwest feed cattle enrolled in the <a href="http://mtbeefnetwork.org/">Montana Beef Network</a> too much, up to 1400lbs, and some are too fat at slaughter time at…