Michigan Farm News http://www.michiganfarmnews.com/ Selected stories from Michigan Farm News en-us Copyright 1999-2010 Michigan Farm Bureau mfbinfo@michfb.com (Michigan Farm Bureau Information & Public Relations Division) mfbwebmaster@michfb.com (Michigan Farm Bureau Web Administrator) http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sunday Saturday Sense, sensibility or slippery slope? Despite university insistence that the decision to remove the terminal surgery portion of veterinary students' education had nothing to do with budget, animal rights or public perception, the campus group Students Promoting Animal Rights (SPAR) has claimed victory in the media. http://www.michiganfarmbureau.com/farmnews/transform.php?xml=20100315/cover.xml http://www.michiganfarmbureau.com/farmnews/transform.php?xml=20100315/cover.xml Potential for grain bin accidents high in 2010 The potential for grain bin accidents occurring this spring is far greater than in most years due to the quality of the corn harvested and binned last fall. http://www.michiganfarmbureau.com/farmnews/transform.php?xml=20100315/Grain.xml http://www.michiganfarmbureau.com/farmnews/transform.php?xml=20100315/Grain.xml Infection may be linked to frequent cow exposure A common bacteria found in many healthy adult females that can cause life-threatening infections when passed to newborns could be introduced to some women through frequent contact with cows, according to a research team led by a Michigan State University pediatrician. http://www.michiganfarmbureau.com/farmnews/transform.php?xml=20100315/infection.xml http://www.michiganfarmbureau.com/farmnews/transform.php?xml=20100315/infection.xml Corrections, human services and education dominate state budget The vast majority (86 percent) of Michigan's budget is consumed by corrections, human services and higher education. These are all essential services, but only that part (22 percent) we spend on our colleges and universities represents a long-term investment in the state's future. Less than a tenth of the remaining 14 percent is committed to resource protection - DEQ, DNR (now folded together into the DNRE) and MDA. http://www.michiganfarmbureau.com/farmnews/transform.php?xml=20100315/Budget.xml http://www.michiganfarmbureau.com/farmnews/transform.php?xml=20100315/Budget.xml