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<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2006/01/14/build/nation/25-usda-farmers.inc">Using images from above, <acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym> prosecutes farmers</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Satellites have monitored crop conditions around the world for decades, helping traders predict futures prices in commodities markets and governments anticipate crop shortages.<br />n<br />nBut those satellite images are now increasingly turning…