livestock
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The French government said Monday it would authorise the shooting of wolves that attack livestock even outside protected enclosures, a policy shift welcomed by farmers, a powerful and increasingly disgruntled constituency.
From Barron's
He learned the ropes early and spent his childhood cleaning grain bins, baling hay and feeding the livestock.
Last year, that pack made headlines for an unprecedented number of livestock attacks — leading state wildlife officials to euthanize several members.
From Los Angeles Times
Farmers and livestock growers last month scaled back a protest over subsidies and emergency support payments that had intermittently blocked highways nationwide since the end of November.
From Barron's
Larger harvests allowed farmers to set aside more land for vitamin-rich fruits and vegetables as well as to raise livestock for protein.
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