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Brewery mash makes for contented cows, farmers say

  May 30, 2013
It’s a happy marriage of recycling and animal husbandry for two beef cattle operations in Nelson County. Massie and Joyce Saunders feed spent mash from Blue Mountain Barrel House Brewery as a supplement to their herd at Rose Isle Farm.


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Animals and Livestock, Beef, Crops, Grain
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Report cites multiple causes for bee colony collapses

  May 30, 2013
U.S. beekeepers have struggled with the effects of Colony Collapse Disorder, or CCD, for years and have been uncertain of the cause. A recent report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Agency concluded that the decline in honey bee numbers due to CCD can be attributed to multiple factors.


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Animals and Livestock, Bees, Honey
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