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Nov 30, 2016 01:26:32   #
Zemirah Loc: Sojourner En Route...
 
http://www.fox5ny.com/news/220448846-story

By: TERENCE CHEA, Associated Press

POSTED:NOV 29 2016 04:18PM EST


GALT, Calif. (AP)€” California is taking its fight against global warming to the farm.

The nation's leading agricultural state is now targeting greenhouse gases produced by dairy cows and other livestock.

Despite strong opposition from farmers, Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation in September that for the first time regulates heat-trapping gases from livestock operations and landfills.

Cattle and other farm animals are major sources of methane, a greenhouse gas many times more potent than carbon dioxide as a heat-trapping gas. Methane is released when they belch, pass gas and make manure.

"If we can reduce emissions of methane, we can really help to slow global warming," said Ryan McCarthy, a science adviser for the California Air Resources Board, which is drawing up rules to implement the new law.

Livestock are responsible for 14.5 percent of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions, with beef and dairy production accounting for the bulk of it, according to a 2013 United Nations report.

Since the passage of its landmark global warming law in 2006, California has been reducing carbon emissions from cars, trucks, homes and factories, while boosting production of renewable energy.

In the nation's largest milk-producing state, the new law aims to reduce methane emissions from dairies and livestock operations to 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030, McCarthy said. State officials are developing the regulations, which take effect in 2024.

"We expect that this package ... and everything we're doing on climate, does show an effective model forward for others," McCarthy said.

Dairy farmers say the new regulations will drive up costs when they're already struggling with five years of drought, low milk prices and rising labor costs. They're also concerned about a newly signed law that will boost overtime pay for farmworkers.

"It just makes it more challenging. We're continuing to lose dairies. Dairies are moving out of state to places where these costs don't exist," said Paul Sousa, director of environmental services for Western United Dairymen.

The dairy industry could be forced to move production to states and countries with fewer regulations, leading to higher emissions globally, Sousa said.

"We think it's very foolish for the state of California to be taking this position," said Rob Vandenheuvel, general manager for the Milk Producers Council. "A single state like California is not going to make a meaningful impact on the climate."

Regulators are looking for ways to reduce so-called enteric emissions€” methane produced by bovine digestive systems. That could eventually require changes to what cattle eat.

But the biggest target is dairy manure, which accounts for about a quarter of the state's methane emissions.

State regulators want more farmers to reduce emissions with methane digesters, which capture methane from manure in large storage tanks and convert the gas into electricity.

The state has set aside $50 million to help dairies set up digesters, but farmers say that's not nearly enough to equip the state's roughly 1,500 dairies.

New Hope Dairy, which has 1,500 cows in Sacramento County, installed a $4 million methane digester in 2013, thanks to state grants and a partnership with California Biogas LLC, which operates the system to generate renewable power for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District.

Co-owner Arlin Van Groningen, a third-generation farmer, says he couldn't afford one if he had to buy and run it himself.

"The bottom line is it's going to negatively impact the economics of the California dairy industry," Van Groningen said of the new law. "In the dairy business, the margins are so slim that something like this will force us out of state."

State officials say they're committed to making sure the new regulations work for farmers and the environment.

"There's a real opportunity here to get very significant emissions reductions at fairly low cost, and actually in a way that can bring economic benefits to farmers," Ryan said.

___
UPDATED:NOV 29 2016 04:23PM EST

This story has been corrected to show that New Hope Dairy has a partnership with California Biogas, not local utility.

California Dairy Cows Under Fire
California Dairy  Cows Under Fire...

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Nov 30, 2016 01:39:50   #
Boo_Boo Loc: Jellystone
 
Okay..... when will they start targeting human flatulence? I am a vegan, and trust me we produce more gas than an omnivore .... there are so many vegans in California... I think for each time they pass gas, they should be fined for destroying the planet...and that money should go to pay down the national debt. I bet we could get that debt way down in just a couple of months.


Zemirah wrote:
http://www.fox5ny.com/news/220448846-story

By: TERENCE CHEA, Associated Press

POSTED:NOV 29 2016 04:18PM EST


GALT, Calif. (AP)€” California is taking its fight against global warming to the farm.

The nation's leading agricultural state is now targeting greenhouse gases produced by dairy cows and other livestock.

Despite strong opposition from farmers, Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation in September that for the first time regulates heat-trapping gases from livestock operations and landfills.

Cattle and other farm animals are major sources of methane, a greenhouse gas many times more potent than carbon dioxide as a heat-trapping gas. Methane is released when they belch, pass gas and make manure.

"If we can reduce emissions of methane, we can really help to slow global warming," said Ryan McCarthy, a science adviser for the California Air Resources Board, which is drawing up rules to implement the new law.

Livestock are responsible for 14.5 percent of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions, with beef and dairy production accounting for the bulk of it, according to a 2013 United Nations report.

Since the passage of its landmark global warming law in 2006, California has been reducing carbon emissions from cars, trucks, homes and factories, while boosting production of renewable energy.

In the nation's largest milk-producing state, the new law aims to reduce methane emissions from dairies and livestock operations to 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030, McCarthy said. State officials are developing the regulations, which take effect in 2024.

"We expect that this package ... and everything we're doing on climate, does show an effective model forward for others," McCarthy said.

Dairy farmers say the new regulations will drive up costs when they're already struggling with five years of drought, low milk prices and rising labor costs. They're also concerned about a newly signed law that will boost overtime pay for farmworkers.

"It just makes it more challenging. We're continuing to lose dairies. Dairies are moving out of state to places where these costs don't exist," said Paul Sousa, director of environmental services for Western United Dairymen.

The dairy industry could be forced to move production to states and countries with fewer regulations, leading to higher emissions globally, Sousa said.

"We think it's very foolish for the state of California to be taking this position," said Rob Vandenheuvel, general manager for the Milk Producers Council. "A single state like California is not going to make a meaningful impact on the climate."

Regulators are looking for ways to reduce so-called enteric emissions€” methane produced by bovine digestive systems. That could eventually require changes to what cattle eat.

But the biggest target is dairy manure, which accounts for about a quarter of the state's methane emissions.

State regulators want more farmers to reduce emissions with methane digesters, which capture methane from manure in large storage tanks and convert the gas into electricity.

The state has set aside $50 million to help dairies set up digesters, but farmers say that's not nearly enough to equip the state's roughly 1,500 dairies.

New Hope Dairy, which has 1,500 cows in Sacramento County, installed a $4 million methane digester in 2013, thanks to state grants and a partnership with California Biogas LLC, which operates the system to generate renewable power for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District.

Co-owner Arlin Van Groningen, a third-generation farmer, says he couldn't afford one if he had to buy and run it himself.

"The bottom line is it's going to negatively impact the economics of the California dairy industry," Van Groningen said of the new law. "In the dairy business, the margins are so slim that something like this will force us out of state."

State officials say they're committed to making sure the new regulations work for farmers and the environment.

"There's a real opportunity here to get very significant emissions reductions at fairly low cost, and actually in a way that can bring economic benefits to farmers," Ryan said.

___
UPDATED:NOV 29 2016 04:23PM EST

This story has been corrected to show that New Hope Dairy has a partnership with California Biogas, not local utility.
http://www.fox5ny.com/news/220448846-story br br ... (show quote)

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Nov 30, 2016 01:56:35   #
mcmlx
 
Zemirah wrote:
http://www.fox5ny.com/news/220448846-story

By: TERENCE CHEA, Associated Press

POSTED:NOV 29 2016 04:18PM EST


GALT, Calif. (AP)€” California is taking its fight against global warming to the farm.

The nation's leading agricultural state is now targeting greenhouse gases produced by dairy cows and other livestock.

Despite strong opposition from farmers, Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation in September that for the first time regulates heat-trapping gases from livestock operations and landfills.

Cattle and other farm animals are major sources of methane, a greenhouse gas many times more potent than carbon dioxide as a heat-trapping gas. Methane is released when they belch, pass gas and make manure.

"If we can reduce emissions of methane, we can really help to slow global warming," said Ryan McCarthy, a science adviser for the California Air Resources Board, which is drawing up rules to implement the new law.

Livestock are responsible for 14.5 percent of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions, with beef and dairy production accounting for the bulk of it, according to a 2013 United Nations report.

Since the passage of its landmark global warming law in 2006, California has been reducing carbon emissions from cars, trucks, homes and factories, while boosting production of renewable energy.

In the nation's largest milk-producing state, the new law aims to reduce methane emissions from dairies and livestock operations to 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030, McCarthy said. State officials are developing the regulations, which take effect in 2024.

"We expect that this package ... and everything we're doing on climate, does show an effective model forward for others," McCarthy said.

Dairy farmers say the new regulations will drive up costs when they're already struggling with five years of drought, low milk prices and rising labor costs. They're also concerned about a newly signed law that will boost overtime pay for farmworkers.

"It just makes it more challenging. We're continuing to lose dairies. Dairies are moving out of state to places where these costs don't exist," said Paul Sousa, director of environmental services for Western United Dairymen.

The dairy industry could be forced to move production to states and countries with fewer regulations, leading to higher emissions globally, Sousa said.

"We think it's very foolish for the state of California to be taking this position," said Rob Vandenheuvel, general manager for the Milk Producers Council. "A single state like California is not going to make a meaningful impact on the climate."

Regulators are looking for ways to reduce so-called enteric emissions€” methane produced by bovine digestive systems. That could eventually require changes to what cattle eat.

But the biggest target is dairy manure, which accounts for about a quarter of the state's methane emissions.

State regulators want more farmers to reduce emissions with methane digesters, which capture methane from manure in large storage tanks and convert the gas into electricity.

The state has set aside $50 million to help dairies set up digesters, but farmers say that's not nearly enough to equip the state's roughly 1,500 dairies.

New Hope Dairy, which has 1,500 cows in Sacramento County, installed a $4 million methane digester in 2013, thanks to state grants and a partnership with California Biogas LLC, which operates the system to generate renewable power for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District.

Co-owner Arlin Van Groningen, a third-generation farmer, says he couldn't afford one if he had to buy and run it himself.

"The bottom line is it's going to negatively impact the economics of the California dairy industry," Van Groningen said of the new law. "In the dairy business, the margins are so slim that something like this will force us out of state."

State officials say they're committed to making sure the new regulations work for farmers and the environment.

"There's a real opportunity here to get very significant emissions reductions at fairly low cost, and actually in a way that can bring economic benefits to farmers," Ryan said.

___
UPDATED:NOV 29 2016 04:23PM EST

This story has been corrected to show that New Hope Dairy has a partnership with California Biogas, not local utility.
http://www.fox5ny.com/news/220448846-story br br ... (show quote)



Sigh.
Climate change kooks looking to put the dairy industry out of business. Good way for people to lose jobs and food, ergo, another handhold on population control.
I hope that the farmers are able to relocate.
So sad.

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Nov 30, 2016 02:05:52   #
Zemirah Loc: Sojourner En Route...
 
Pennylynn wrote:
Okay..... when will they start targeting human flatulence? I am a vegan, and trust me we produce more gas than an omnivore .... there are so many vegans in California... I think for each time they pass gas, they should be fined for destroying the planet...and that money should go to pay down the national debt. I bet we could get that debt way down in just a couple of months.
Okay..... when will they start targeting human fla... (show quote)



The California legislature is probably working overtime on a personal monitoring device for humans as we speak, Pennylynn.

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Nov 30, 2016 02:16:07   #
Zemirah Loc: Sojourner En Route...
 
mcmlx wrote:
Sigh.
Climate change kooks looking to put the dairy industry out of business. Good way for people to lose jobs and food, ergo, another handhold on population control.
I hope that the farmers are able to relocate.
So sad.


It shows a certain lack of foresight, does it not, that both food sources and livable wage jobs are so under valued and negatively impacted by Progressives/left-leaning politicians, as they simultaneously rush as many thousands of illegal aliens and middle-eastern ¨refugees¨ as possible into our land?

Do you think having the capacity to feed these people has even occurred to them?

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Nov 30, 2016 02:16:21   #
Boo_Boo Loc: Jellystone
 
I bet they are.... pardon me, but I think this is so odd.... but, I do not doubt California will find a new rule for the rest of the nation to follow.

Zemirah wrote:
The California legislature is probably working overtime on a personal monitoring device for humans as we speak, Pennylynn.



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Nov 30, 2016 02:43:17   #
Docadhoc Loc: Elsewhere
 
[quote=Zemirah]http://www.fox5ny.com/news/220448846-story

By: TERENCE CHEA, Associated Press

POSTED:NOV 29 2016 04:18PM EST


GALT, Calif. (AP)€” California is taking its fight against global warming to the farm.

The nation's leading agricultural state is now targeting greenhouse gases produced by dairy cows and other livestock.

Despite strong opposition from farmers, Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation in September that for the first time regulates heat-trapping gases from livestock operations and landfills.

Cattle and other farm animals are major sources of methane, a greenhouse gas many times more potent than carbon dioxide as a heat-trapping gas. Methane is released when they belch, pass gas and make manure.

"If we can reduce emissions of methane, we can really help to slow global warming," said Ryan McCarthy, a science adviser for the California Air Resources Board, which is drawing up rules to implement the new law.

Livestock are responsible for 14.5 percent of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions, with beef and dairy production accounting for the bulk of it, according to a 2013 United Nations report.

Since the passage of its landmark global warming law in 2006, California has been reducing carbon emissions from cars, trucks, homes and factories, while boosting production of renewable energy.

In the nation's largest milk-producing state, the new law aims to reduce methane emissions from dairies and livestock operations to 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030, McCarthy said. State officials are developing the regulations, which take effect in 2024.

"We expect that this package ... and everything we're doing on climate, does show an effective model forward for others," McCarthy said.

Dairy farmers say the new regulations will drive up costs when they're already struggling with five years of drought, low milk prices and rising labor costs. They're also concerned about a newly signed law that will boost overtime pay for farmworkers.

"It just makes it more challenging. We're continuing to lose dairies. Dairies are moving out of state to places where these costs don't exist," said Paul Sousa, director of environmental services for Western United Dairymen.

The dairy industry could be forced to move production to states and countries with fewer regulations, leading to higher emissions globally, Sousa said.

"We think it's very foolish for the state of California to be taking this position," said Rob Vandenheuvel, general manager for the Milk Producers Council. "A single state like California is not going to make a meaningful impact on the climate."

Regulators are looking for ways to reduce so-called enteric emissions€” methane produced by bovine digestive systems. That could eventually require changes to what cattle eat.

But the biggest target is dairy manure, which accounts for about a quarter of the state's methane emissions.

State regulators want more farmers to reduce emissions with methane digesters, which capture methane from manure in large storage tanks and convert the gas into electricity.

The state has set aside $50 million to help dairies set up digesters, but farmers say that's not nearly enough to equip the state's roughly 1,500 dairies.

New Hope Dairy, which has 1,500 cows in Sacramento County, installed a $4 million methane digester in 2013, thanks to state grants and a partnership with California Biogas LLC, which operates the system to generate renewable power for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District.

Co-owner Arlin Van Groningen, a third-generation farmer, says he couldn't afford one if he had to buy and run it himself.

"The bottom line is it's going to negatively impact the economics of the California dairy industry," Van Groningen said of the new law. "In the dairy business, the margins are so slim that something like this will force us out of state."

State officials say they're committed to making sure the new regulations work for farmers and the environment.

"There's a real opportunity here to get very significant emissions reductions at fairly low cost, and actually in a way that can bring economic benefits to farmers," Ryan said.

___
UPDATED:NOV 29 2016 04:23PM EST

This story has been corrected to show that New Hope Dairy has a partnership with California Biogas, not local utility.[/quote


California's bovine population is the lowest in decades. Is it any wonder?

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Nov 30, 2016 03:16:06   #
Zemirah Loc: Sojourner En Route...
 
[quote=Docadhoc][quote=Zemirah]http://www.fox5ny.com/news/220448846-story

By: TERENCE CHEA, Associated Press

POSTED:NOV 29 2016 04:18PM EST


GALT, Calif. (AP)€” California is taking its fight against global warming to the farm.

The nation's leading agricultural state is now targeting greenhouse gases produced by dairy cows and other livestock.

Despite strong opposition from farmers, Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation in September that for the first time regulates heat-trapping gases from livestock operations and landfills.

Cattle and other farm animals are major sources of methane, a greenhouse gas many times more potent than carbon dioxide as a heat-trapping gas. Methane is released when they belch, pass gas and make manure.

"If we can reduce emissions of methane, we can really help to slow global warming," said Ryan McCarthy, a science adviser for the California Air Resources Board, which is drawing up rules to implement the new law.

Livestock are responsible for 14.5 percent of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions, with beef and dairy production accounting for the bulk of it, according to a 2013 United Nations report.

Since the passage of its landmark global warming law in 2006, California has been reducing carbon emissions from cars, trucks, homes and factories, while boosting production of renewable energy.

In the nation's largest milk-producing state, the new law aims to reduce methane emissions from dairies and livestock operations to 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030, McCarthy said. State officials are developing the regulations, which take effect in 2024.

"We expect that this package ... and everything we're doing on climate, does show an effective model forward for others," McCarthy said.

Dairy farmers say the new regulations will drive up costs when they're already struggling with five years of drought, low milk prices and rising labor costs. They're also concerned about a newly signed law that will boost overtime pay for farmworkers.

"It just makes it more challenging. We're continuing to lose dairies. Dairies are moving out of state to places where these costs don't exist," said Paul Sousa, director of environmental services for Western United Dairymen.

The dairy industry could be forced to move production to states and countries with fewer regulations, leading to higher emissions globally, Sousa said.

"We think it's very foolish for the state of California to be taking this position," said Rob Vandenheuvel, general manager for the Milk Producers Council. "A single state like California is not going to make a meaningful impact on the climate."

Regulators are looking for ways to reduce so-called enteric emissions€” methane produced by bovine digestive systems. That could eventually require changes to what cattle eat.

But the biggest target is dairy manure, which accounts for about a quarter of the state's methane emissions.

State regulators want more farmers to reduce emissions with methane digesters, which capture methane from manure in large storage tanks and convert the gas into electricity.

The state has set aside $50 million to help dairies set up digesters, but farmers say that's not nearly enough to equip the state's roughly 1,500 dairies.

New Hope Dairy, which has 1,500 cows in Sacramento County, installed a $4 million methane digester in 2013, thanks to state grants and a partnership with California Biogas LLC, which operates the system to generate renewable power for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District.

Co-owner Arlin Van Groningen, a third-generation farmer, says he couldn't afford one if he had to buy and run it himself.

"The bottom line is it's going to negatively impact the economics of the California dairy industry," Van Groningen said of the new law. "In the dairy business, the margins are so slim that something like this will force us out of state."

State officials say they're committed to making sure the new regulations work for farmers and the environment.

"There's a real opportunity here to get very significant emissions reductions at fairly low cost, and actually in a way that can bring economic benefits to farmers," Ryan said.

___
UPDATED:NOV 29 2016 04:23PM EST

This story has been corrected to show that New Hope Dairy has a partnership with California Biogas, not local utility.[/quote


California's bovine population is the lowest in decades. Is it any wonder?[/quote]

It would appear that the Dairy Industry in California is going to be holding on by their fingernails, as they are overtaxed, overregulated and underappreciated.

The state of California is overwhelmingly run by only one party. This is surely the reason for their idiocy.

California has not elected any GOP candidates to statewide office since 2006, when Arnold Schwarzenegger was re-elected as Governor and Steve Poizner was elected Insurance Commissioner. In 2010, term limits forced Schwarzenegger from office, and Poizner did not seek re-election as Insurance Commissioner.

Both of California's U.S. Senate seats have held by Democrats since 1992.

Out of the 53 seats California is apportioned in the U.S. House of Representatives, only 14 are held by Republicans.

Republicans hold a mere 28 of the 80 seats in the State Assembly. The last time the Republicans were the majority party in the Assembly was during 1994–1996.

Of California's ten largest cities, only four have Republican mayors in 2016:
San Diego (2): Kevin Faulconer
Fresno (5): Ashley Swearengin
Bakersfield (9): Harvey Hall
Anaheim (10): Tom Tait

One need look no further for the cause of California´s dismal failure to properly discharge their public obligations, i.e., their dysfunctional malfeasance.

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Nov 30, 2016 06:47:58   #
silvereagle
 
Leave it to califoricate to pass a dumb law.What are farmers going to do stick a cork in cows asses.Oh,I know the govment will send out an agent to count the number of times cows pass gas.They then send a bill to the farmer.Wait now farmers charge $50.00 a pound for hamburger.Get the picture?

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Nov 30, 2016 09:40:39   #
reconreb Loc: America / Inglis Fla.
 
Zemirah wrote:
It would appear that the Dairy Industry in California is going to be holding on by their fingernails, as they are overtaxed, overregulated and underappreciated.

The state of California is overwhelmingly run by only one party. This is surely the reason for their idiocy.

California has not elected any GOP candidates to statewide office since 2006, when Arnold Schwarzenegger was re-elected as Governor and Steve Poizner was elected Insurance Commissioner. In 2010, term limits forced Schwarzenegger from office, and Poizner did not seek re-election as Insurance Commissioner.

Both of California's U.S. Senate seats have held by Democrats since 1992.

Out of the 53 seats California is apportioned in the U.S. House of Representatives, only 14 are held by Republicans.

Republicans hold a mere 28 of the 80 seats in the State Assembly. The last time the Republicans were the majority party in the Assembly was during 1994–1996.

Of California's ten largest cities, only four have Republican mayors in 2016:
San Diego (2): Kevin Faulconer
Fresno (5): Ashley Swearengin
Bakersfield (9): Harvey Hall
Anaheim (10): Tom Tait

One need look no further for the cause of California´s dismal failure to properly discharge their public obligations, i.e., their dysfunctional malfeasance.
It would appear that the Dairy Industry in Califor... (show quote)


Californacatin the land of Fruit , toots & nuts !! I see a urgent need to call in Bugs Bunny ! For all you sane California folks ,, RUUUUUNNNN !!!



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Nov 30, 2016 15:36:15   #
Docadhoc Loc: Elsewhere
 
silvereagle wrote:
Leave it to califoricate to pass a dumb law.What are farmers going to do stick a cork in cows asses.Oh,I know the govment will send out an agent to count the number of times cows pass gas.They then send a bill to the farmer.Wait now farmers charge $50.00 a pound for hamburger.Get the picture?


It's just another tax to boost their sick economy disguised as CC regulation.

Interesting that America has experienced a large drop in temp. during the 2nd half of this year including summer and NASA now documents the eastern ice field has gained more ice than the western field has lost.

When CC is.finally acknowledged as a scam I wonder if CA will refund the cow tax.

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Dec 1, 2016 06:15:59   #
silvereagle
 
One question,how to stop cows from farting.pass a tax on flatulance

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Dec 1, 2016 11:01:16   #
currahee
 
I remember when I was living in California and heard the people there say in reference to the current California governor before he won (by fraud) the "election", "If it's Brown -flush it." This before the insanity of government school "culture smog" gassed everybody out and made them delirious and oblivious to reality.

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Dec 1, 2016 11:03:13   #
Michael Rich Loc: Lapine Oregon
 
How about hauling the manure to the farm fields to sweeten the depleted soil.and plow it in

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Dec 1, 2016 11:54:53   #
boatbob2
 
I thought I had heard it all,UNTIL,mexifornia decided to cut out cow farts,I know a way to cut the farting WAAYY down,Stuff a politician up the cows butt,most politicians are full of S---,so a little fart wont hurt them,,,problem solved...

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