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Elkus hens
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March news clips

April 3rd, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Unprecedented Study Discovers what Urban Coyotes Really Eat (Care2) Laura Goldman, March 30 Hiking boots, avocados, candy wrappers and fast-food containers.
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Almonds could be among the crops hit by Chinese tariffs in retaliation for U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum.
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Farmers concerned about potential new tariffs

March 29th, 2018
China has threatened to impose retaliatory tariffs on American exports following President Trump's plan to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Agricultural exports are in the crosshairs, reported Thaddeus Miller in the Merced Sun-Star. China's tariffs would first hit U.S.
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Lenya Quinn-Davidson, the UC Cooperative Extension area farm advisor who serves Humboldt, Siskiyou, Trinity and Mendocino counties. (Photo: Larry Luckham)
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Utility to turn off power when fire risk is high

March 26th, 2018
During periods of "extreme fire conditions," PG&E will shut off electric power lines to prevent wildfires, reported Dale Kasler in the Sacramento Bee. The reporter spoke to Lenya Quinn-Davidson, UC Cooperative Extension area fire advisor in Northern California, about the utility's proposed actions.
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