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Afghan poppy police call in troops
Nad Ali District, Afghanistan (AFP) Feb 8, 2009In the heart of Afghanistan's opium-farming area, police use red tractors to churn up a small field of young green opium plants in a large sandy desert. Such action would have been inconceivable a year ago because of attacks from Taliban-linked gunmen protecting their share of the impoverished nation's illegal four-billion-dollar-a-year opium trade. This year the drugs-linked rebels are ... read more *New* Comments: 0 Afghan leader blames allies over civilian deaths, drugs 
Kabul (AFP) Jan 20, 2009Afghan President Hamid Karzai Tuesday accused his Western allies of not doing enough to stop civilian deaths in the "war on terror" or cut opium production in areas patrolled by foreign troops. Addressing the opening of parliament, Karzai called for a rethink in the international strategy aimed at rooting out extremists and cracking down on drug farming, and on how billions of dollars in rec ... read more *New* Comments: 0 Quickest Single Test For Beta-Lactams And Tetracyclines In Milk 
Lansing MI (SPX) May 01, 2009Neogen has expanded its line of products developed for the worldwide dairy industry to include the quickest single test available to simultaneously detect beta-lactam and tetracycline antibiotic residues in milk. Developed to comply with the European Union's maximum residue levels, Neogen's new BetaStar Combo utilizes the same format as the popular BetaStar assay - an extremely easy latera ... read more *New* Comments: 0 DTE Energy Offers Farm Safety Tips 
Detroit MI (SPX) May 01, 2009As another Michigan planting season gets under way, DTE Energy reminds customers to watch for power lines overhead and utility lines underground when working near the house or out in the field. "Operating large farm equipment near electrical lines and poles requires extra care," said Vince Dow, DTE Energy vice president of Distribution Operations. "When using elevated truck beds, rai ... read more *New* Comments: 0 |
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